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A Single Dose of Joint in tne Treatment of Soil-ranmitted Helminthic Infections With Special Emphasis on Hookworm Infection
Noerhajati S Noerhajati S(1*)
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Abstract
Phendyne-diisothiocyanate 1.4. (JONIT) or Bitoscanate in a single, dose
of 150 mg was given to 34 patients infected with hookworm. Besides habit-worm, they also harboured the common species of soil-transmitted helminths, such as Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura.
The result of the study .shoWed-flat the drug was effective against hookworm and less effective against A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura' infections. The cure rates were 82.35%, 47.05% and 26.47 % for hookworm, A. lumbri-: coides and T. trichiura respectively.
The side effects, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea,. giddiness or
headache and abdominal discomfort were mild and transient which did not require any treatment.
of 150 mg was given to 34 patients infected with hookworm. Besides habit-worm, they also harboured the common species of soil-transmitted helminths, such as Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura.
The result of the study .shoWed-flat the drug was effective against hookworm and less effective against A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura' infections. The cure rates were 82.35%, 47.05% and 26.47 % for hookworm, A. lumbri-: coides and T. trichiura respectively.
The side effects, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea,. giddiness or
headache and abdominal discomfort were mild and transient which did not require any treatment.
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