Case report: Schistosoma mansoni infection: failure of standard treatment with praziquantel in a returned traveller.
Stephen D Lawn;
Sebastian B Lucas;
Peter L Chiodini;
(2003)
Case report: Schistosoma mansoni infection: failure of standard treatment with praziquantel in a returned traveller.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97 (1).
pp. 100-101.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90038-1
Heavy reliance upon praziquantel for the treatment of schistosomiasis raises concerns over potential development of drug resistance. We describe a British traveller who acquired Schistosoma mansoni infection in East Africa and in whom repeated standard 40 mg/kg doses of praziquantel failed to clear the infection despite no opportunity for reinfection.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Adult, Anthelmintics/*therapeutic use, Case Report, Drug Resistance, Human, Male, Praziquantel/*therapeutic use, Schistosomiasis mansoni/*drug therapy, Travel, Treatment Outcome, Adult, Anthelmintics, therapeutic use, Drug Resistance, Human, Male, Praziquantel, therapeutic use, Schistosomiasis mansoni, drug therapy, Travel, Treatment Outcome |
| ISI | 184231000026 |