Evaluation of the Efficacy of Antihelminthic Treatment with Oxantel-Pyrantel Pamoate and Reinfection by Geohelminths, in Children from two Populations in Sucre State

• Main Authors: Denice Patete, Elvia Michelli, Marcos De Donato
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2005
• Subjects: Tratamiento antihelmíntico; eficacia; reinfección por geohelmintos; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Ritchie
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/1e0fef394bc3462c95746b3894ad4b46

Efficacy of oxantel-pyrantel pamoate and helminthic reinfection were evaluated in children from both sexes between the ages of 3 and 14. We selected 289 children in total, 123 from Agua Blanca, Montes Municipality, and 166 from Malariologia, Cumana, Sucre Municipality. Feces samples were collected a...