Nematodes and DOC Flashcards
Ascaris lumbricoides
roundworm
albendazole or pyrantel pamoate
or mebendazole
Trichuris trichuria
whipworm
mebendazole or albendazole
Necator americanus/ ancylostoma
hookworm
albendazole, mebendazole
pyrantel pamoate
strongyloides stercoralis
ivermectin
Trichinella spiralis
mebendazole or albendazole
+ corticosteroids for severe infection
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
mebendazole or pyrantel pamoate
trichostrongylus species
pyrantel pamoate or mebendazole
cutaenous larvae migrans (creeping eruption)
albendazole or ivermectin
Capillaria philippinensis
albendazole
angiostrongylus cantonensis
albendazole or mebendazole
Wuchereria bancrofti
Brugia malay
Loa loa
diethylcarbamazine
Onchocerca volvulus
ivermectin
Dracunculus medinensis
guinea worm
metronidazole
Viscleral larva migrans
albendazole