| comparative clinical studies of nitazoxanide, albendazole and praziquantel in the treatment of ascariasis, trichuriasis and hymenolepiasis in children from peru. | three randomized clinical studies were conducted in 2000 to evaluate the efficacy of nitazoxanide paediatric suspension compared to albendazole in the treatment of ascariasis and trichuriasis and praziquantel in the treatment of hymenolepiasis in children from cajamarca, peru. nitazoxanide was administered at a dose of 100 mg (age 1-3 years) or 200 mg (age 4-11 years) twice daily for 3 days, albendazole as a 400-mg single dose and praziquantel as a 25-mg/kg single dose. post-treatment parasitolo ... | 2002 | 12055813 |
| frequency of human toxocariasis in a rural population from cajamarca, peru determined by dot-elisa test. | the aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of human toxocariasis in cauday district, cajamarca, peru, using a dot-elisa test. from june to october 2005, a total of 256 adult subjects were studied. blood samples were collected for serology by a dot-elisa test and for hematological examination. parasitological examination was also carried out in stool samples to check cross-reactions in the dot-elisa. the frequency observed was 44.92%, with a significant higher proportion of positivity in ... | 2009 | 19390733 |