Ascaris lumbricoides.

, egg
Fertilized eggs are rounded, have a thick
shell
Rx.

Albendazole 400 mg/d PO single dose

Mebendazole 100 mg PO bid on 3 consecutive
days
Ivermectin 150-200 mcg/kg PO once

Trichuris Trichiura. ,egg

They are barrel-shaped, thick-shelled and
possess a pair of polar plugs at each
end
Rx.

Albendazole 400 mg/d PO single dose

Mebendazole 100 mg PO bid on 3 consecutive
days

Strongyloides stercoralis , larva

Rx
Ivermectin 200 mcg/kg/d PO for 1-2 d
Thiabendazole 50 mg/kg/d PO divided q12h
for 2 d; not to exceed 3 g/d

hookworm
Albendazole 400 mg orally once
Mebendazole 100 mg orally twice daily for
three days

Enterobius vermicularis, egg

Mebendazole 100 mg orally once
albendazole 400 mg orally once
***repeat in 2 weeks ****

Isospora belli , oocyst

Rx
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole

AIDS 1 DS tab (160 mg TMP/800 mg SMZ) PO

q6h for 10 days then bid for 3 weeks
Normal host 1 DS tab (160 mg TMP/800 mg SMZ)
PO bid for 10 days

Capillaria philippinensis. , egg

peanut shaped and are usually between
26-45m long and 21 m wide.
inconspicuous polar prominences and a
striated shell
Rx.

Albendazole 400 mg/d, 10 days

Mebendazole 200 mg PO bid , 20 days