Treatment for the child with frequent tapeworm infestation
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Description: *The common tapeworms that infest children are Taenia solium and Taenia saginata. - diagnosis is by demonstration of ova or proglottidis in the stools. - treatment is by niclosamide or praziquantel. - the two effective anti cysticeral drugs are albendazole and praziquantel. Reference : Ghai essential pediatrics, 9 th edition, pg no : 268 ,269
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