[A comparative trial of levo-praziquantel and praziquantel in the treatment of human Clonorchis sinensis infection]

Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 1992 Apr;31(4):233-5, 256.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Seventy patients with clonorchis sinensis infection were divided randomly into two groups and treated with levo-praziquantel and praziquantel in the same dosage of 12.5 mg/kg twice a day for two consecutive days (total dosage of 75 mg/kg). Follow-up stool examination three and six months after treatment showed that the egg negative conversion rates with levo-praziquantel group were 92.86% and 92.59%, while those of praziquantel group were 58.62% and 53.57% respectively. The results showed that levo-praziquantel was significantly superior to praziquantel (P < 0.001). The side reactions in both group were mild and transient.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clonorchiasis / drug therapy*
  • Clonorchiasis / parasitology
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parasite Egg Count
  • Praziquantel / administration & dosage
  • Praziquantel / therapeutic use*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Praziquantel