Taiwan
A 27-year-old male asked:
Ill take already mebendazole for ascaris lumbricoides but i have yet roundworm..
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Dr. Kristi Woodsanswered
Pediatrics 24 years experience
Different infection: Ascariasis should respond to mebendazole. However, Mebendazole does not treat all roundworm infections. One would need to know what roundworm and where the infection was before determining treatment.
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