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Treatment with praziquantel the Taenia saginata infection in men. 1985

C Zwierz, and B Machnicka

Praziquantel given in single doses of 12, 15 and 20 mg/kg body weight was applied in treatment of Taenia saginata infection (61 persons) and in four doses against Hymenolepis nana infection (1 person). Only one person not being cured shows that the compound has given a very high cure rate in clinical trial. 10% of patients treated complained of subjective mild side effects, which disappeared during 24 h after drug administration.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011223	Praziquantel	An anthelmintic used in most schistosome and many cestode infestations.	Biltricide,Cesol,Cisticid,Cysticide,Droncit,Drontsit,EMBAY 8440,Prasiquantel,Praziquantel, (+-)-Isomer,Praziquantel, (R)-Isomer,Praziquantel, (S)-Isomer,Pyquiton,Traziquantel
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013621	Taenia	A genus of large tapeworms.	Taeniarhynchus,Taenias
D013622	Taeniasis	Infection with tapeworms of the genus Taenia.	Taenia Infections,Taenia brauni Infection,Taenia glomeratus Infection,Taenia multiceps Infection,Taenia serialis Infection,Taenia solium Infection,Infections, Taenia,Infection, Taenia,Infection, Taenia brauni,Infection, Taenia glomeratus,Infection, Taenia multiceps,Infection, Taenia serialis,Infection, Taenia solium,Taenia Infection,Taenia brauni Infections,Taenia glomeratus Infections,Taenia multiceps Infections,Taenia serialis Infections,Taenia solium Infections,Taeniases