Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10030675 | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In 2001, WHO developed a pole for the administration of praziquantel without the use of weighing scales, with encouraging results in African populations. In the present study, the pole was tested on height/weight data from 9354 individuals from 11 non-African countries. In more than 98% of the individuals (95% CI 97.8-98.4) the pole estimated an acceptable dosage (30-60Â mg/kg), a performance statistically similar to that observed in African populations. Reproducing the present pole in the form of a strip of paper and including it in each container of praziquantel would greatly facilitate the administration of the drug in large-scale interventions.
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Authors
A. Montresor, P. Odermatt, S. Muth, F. Iwata, Y.A. Raja'a, A.M. Assis, A. Zulkifli, N.B. Kabatereine, A. Fenwick, S. Al-Awaidy, H. Allen, D. Engels, L. Savioli,