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. 2001 Feb 15;32(4):638-42.
doi: 10.1086/318707. Epub 2001 Feb 1.

Failure of mebendazole in the treatment of humans with Trichinella spiralis infection at the stage of encapsulating larvae

E Pozio  1 , D Sacchini, L Sacchi, A Tamburrini, F Alberici
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Failure of mebendazole in the treatment of humans with Trichinella spiralis infection at the stage of encapsulating larvae

E Pozio et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Trichinella spiralis larvae infective for laboratory mice were collected from muscle biopsies performed at different times (from 1 day to 16 months) following the end of treatment, indicating the failure of mebendazole to kill Trichinella parasites when they are encapsulating in muscles.

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