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The mainstay of therapy for whipworm infection is antihelminthic drugs. The treatment options include [[albendazole]], [[mebendazole]] and [[ivermectin]]. | The mainstay of therapy for whipworm infection is [[antihelminthic]] drugs. The treatment options include [[albendazole]], [[mebendazole]] and [[ivermectin]]. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aravind Kuchkuntla, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
The mainstay of therapy for whipworm infection is antihelminthic drugs. The treatment options include albendazole, mebendazole and ivermectin.
Medical Therapy
Medical therapy with anti helminthic medications is the primary modality of treatment. The following are the choice of drugs available for the treatment of whipworm infection:[1]
- Albendazole: 400mg orally for 3 days[2]
- Mebendazole: 100mg twice a day for 3 days
- Ivermectin: 200μg/kg/day for 3days
References
- ↑ "CDC - Trichuriasis - Resources for Health Professionals".
- ↑ Adams VJ, Lombard CJ, Dhansay MA, Markus MB, Fincham JE (2004). "Efficacy of albendazole against the whipworm trichuris trichiura--a randomised, controlled trial". S Afr Med J. 94 (12): 972–6. PMID 15662995.