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Efficacy and safety of praziquantel preventive chemotherapy in Schistosoma mansoni infected school children in Southern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study
Conclusion: Single-dose praziquantel is still effective for the treatment of intestinal schistosomiasis. Praziquantel and albendazole preventive chemotherapy is safe and tolerable, and associated AEs are mostly mild-to-moderate and transient. However, the reduced PZQ effectiveness in moderate-to-heavy infection and observed AEs in about one-fifth of infected children underscores the need for better treatment strategies and surveillance for early detection of parasite resistance and management of AEs.
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - March 1, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Strongyloides hyperinfection syndrome and cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with type II diabetes mellitus
New Microbiol. 2023 Feb;46(1):86-89.ABSTRACTStrongyloidiasis is a gastrointestinal parasitic infection caused by percutaneous infection with Strongyloides stercoralis, which is mainly distributed in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. Digestive symptoms like diarrhea and abdominal pain are the main manifestation, but serious infections such as bacterial pneumonia, purulent meningitis and sepsis also occur in immunocompromised individuals. Herein, we present a rare case of a type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patient presented with gastrointestinal hemorrhage and sepsis caused by concomitant Strongyloides stercoralis and cy...
Source: New Microbiologica - February 28, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Zhaoliang Wang Jiaquan Guo Jinlin Liu Source Type: research
