Case report: Schistosoma mansoni infection: failure of standard treatment with praziquantel in a returned traveller.
Lawn, Stephen D;
Lucas, Sebastian B;
Chiodini, Peter L;
(2003)
Case report: Schistosoma mansoni infection: failure of standard treatment with praziquantel in a returned traveller.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 97 (1).
pp. 100-101.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90038-1
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Heavy reliance upon praziquantel for the treatment of schistosomiasis raises concerns over potential development of drug resistance. We describe a British traveller who acquired Schistosoma mansoni infection in East Africa and in whom repeated standard 40 mg/kg doses of praziquantel failed to clear the infection despite no opportunity for reinfection.
