Albendazole in the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis by using the agar plate method

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Weerayutt Daenseekaew
Vichit Pipitgool
Paiboon Sithithaworn
Sirima Kitvatanachai

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The  agar  plate  method  is  a  new  and  highly  sensitive  technique  for  diagnosis  strongyloidiasis.  We  detected  strongyloidiasis  from 331  villagers  in  Khon  Kaen  province  by  using  this  technique.  There  were  82 cases  (24.77%)  positive  for  Strongyloides  stercoralis.  They  were  administered  albendazole  400  mg  orally  once  a  day  for  3 consecutive  days.  Only   51  cases  submitted  stools  for re -  examination  two  weeks  after  treatment.  There  were  38  cases  cured  (74.51%)  This  study  showed  that  strongyloidiasis  is  still  a  high  cause  of  infection  in Khon  Kaen  and  the  dosage  of  400  mg  orally  once  a  day  for  3  consecutive  days  of  albendazole  showed  effective  treatment.

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Daenseekaew W, Pipitgool V, Sithithaworn P, Kitvatanachai S. Albendazole in the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis by using the agar plate method. SRIMEDJ [Internet]. 2013 Nov. 20 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];11(3):169-72. Available from: https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SRIMEDJ/article/view/13895
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