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oxamniquine

 [ok-sam´nĭ-kwin]
an anthelmintic agent effective against all stages of infection with Schistosoma mansoni.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

oxamniquine

A drug used in the treatment of SCHISTOSOMIASIS. It is on the WHO official list.
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Several drugs have been used in the treatment of Schistosoma infection, and notable among them are oxamniquine, metrifonate, artemisinin derivatives, and praziquantel.
Several other drugs such as artemether (an antimalarial drug), oxamniquine, and metrifonate have been used but with limited success.
[72] have not found increased levels of IL-4 in patients with acute schistosomiasis after treatment with oxamniquine.
Wharton, "Temporal differences in praziquantel--and oxamniquine induced tegumental damage to adult Schistosoma mansoni: implications for drug-antibody synergy," Parasitology, vol.
Patients treated with complete surgical resection or biopsy and antihelmintic medication (Praziquantel or Oxamniquine) normally have a good outcome (2).
mansoni (<400 12/1993 ovos/grama de fezes) foram randomizados para receber tratamento (oxamniquine) ou placebo.
Chemoprophylaxis of schistosomiasis using liposome encapsulated oxamniquine. Abst.
By this time oxamniquine and praziquantel were available for chemotherapy of human schistosomiasis mansoni, both of which had been evaluated in the Bilharzia Clinic.
Tolerance of Kenyan Schistosoma mansoni to oxamniquine. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1987;81:782-5.
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