| an evaluation of levamisole for treatment of ascariasis. | levamisole (decaris, belgium) was tested in iran, brazil, and in mississippi and louisiana for its efficacy as a single-dose oral treatment for ascaris infections. subjects were children ages 2 to 15 years, and numbers treated with levamisole and comparative anthelmintics are as follows: 453 with levamisole; 461 with piperazine citrate; 17 with pyrantel pamoate; and 19 with a placebo. cure rates and total reduction in mean egg counts observed were 92% and 98% respectively for levamisole and 66% ... | 1978 | 341337 |