Failure of Mebendazole in the Treatment of Humans with Trichinella spiralis Infection at the Stage of Encapsulating Larvae

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Edoardo Pozio · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

D. Sacchini · Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Piacenza

A. Tamburrini · Istituto Superiore di Sanità

F Alberici · Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Piacenza

Abstract

Trichinella spiralis larvae infective for laboratory mice were collected from muscle biopsies performed at different times (from 1 day to 16 months) following the end of treatment, indicating the failure of mebendazole to kill Trichinella parasites when they are encapsulating in muscles.

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Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Parasites and Host Interactions Insects and Parasite Interactions

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Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 32, Issue 4, pp. 638-642

DOI: 10.1086/318707

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Failure of Mebendazole in the Treatment of Humans with Trichinella spiralis Infection at the Stage of Encapsulating Larvae

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