Eight Japanese adult patients infected with Taenia asiatica were treated with a single 600mg dose of praziquantel. The patients' body weights ranged from 47 to 87kg (mean 67.1+/-12.7kg). All patients expelled the strobila after taking praziquantel, and all of them were free from proglottids the day after praziquantel administration, hence all patients were considered to be cured. No side effects due to praziquantel were noted. Although the number of patients is small, our results indicate that praziquantel is a drug of choice for the treatment of taeniasis asiatica and that a single dose of 7-13mg/kg (9.3+/-1.9mg/kg) is effective.
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