Low efficacy of single-dose albendazole and mebendazole against hookworm and effect on concomitant helminth infection in Lao PDR.

• Main Authors: Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong (Author), Somphou Sayasone (Author), Khampheng Phongluxa (Author), Vilavanh Xayaseng (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Penelope Vounatsou (Author), Christoph Hatz (Author), Kongsap Akkhavong (Author), Jennifer Keiser (Author), Peter Odermatt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Albendazole and mebendazole are increasingly deployed for preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. We assessed the efficacy of single oral doses of albendazole (400 mg) and mebendazole (500 mg) for the treatment of hookworm infection in school-aged ch...