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Rev Cubana Med Trop
; 47(3): 219-20, 1995.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9813482
ABSTRACT
Praziquantel was used in a therapeutic trial in 50 patients presenting with Taenia saginata in a dose of 5 mg/body weight as a single dose. The most frequent symptoms were: abdominal pain (72%), nervousness (42%), and body weight loss (32%). Tolerance to the drug was excellent. In 100% of patients the elimination of proglottids and/or strobilus of Taenia saginata.