Thiabendazole for the treatment of strongyloidiasis in patients with hematologic malignancies.

نویسندگان

  • R Schaffel
  • M Nucci
  • R Portugal
  • M B Castro
  • S B Ferreira
  • L Almeida
  • N Spector
  • W Pulcheri
چکیده

A total of 21 patients with hematologic malignancies were given thiabendazole for treatment of strongyloidiasis. Fifteen patients were cured. Since there were no relapses, it is unlikely that maintenance therapy has a role in the management of strongyloidiasis in this population of patients.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

دوره 31 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2000