Volume 27, Number 7—July 2021
Research
Triclabendazole Treatment Failure for Fasciola hepatica Infection among Preschool and School-Age Children, Cusco, Peru1
Maria L. Morales, Melinda B. Tanabe, A. Clinton White, Martha Lopez, Ruben Bascope, and Miguel M. Cabada
Table 1
Characteristics of participants in study of triclabendazole treatment failure for Fasciola hepatica infection for 146 preschool and school-age children, Cusco, Peru*
| Characteristic |
Value |
| Sex | |
| F | 77 (52.7) |
| M |
69 (47.3) |
| District | |
| Ancahuasi | 81 (55.5) |
| Anta | 53 (36.3) |
| Zurite |
12 (8.2) |
| Other parasites† | |
| 0 | 83 (56.8) |
| 1 | 47 (32.2) |
| 2 |
16 (11.0) |
| Fas2 ELISA test result‡ | |
| Positive | 104 (72.7) |
| Negative |
39 (27.3) |
| Likelihood of povertyठ| |
| <50% | 112 (83.0) |
| >50% |
23 (17.0) |
| Eosinophil count, cells/µL‡ | 290 (195–425) |
| Baseline hemoglobin, g/dL¶ |
12.9 (12.2–13.7) |
| Baseline (IQR) HAZ‡ |
−1.57 (−2.16 to −0.94) |
| Median age ± SD, y |
10.4 (± 3.14) |
| Geometric mean (95% CI) baseline egg count/g of stool | 25 (19.5–32.2) |
*Values are no. (%), median (IQR), or mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. HAZ, height-for-age Z score; IQR, interquartile range. †Gastrointestinal parasites. ‡Does not add up to 146 because of missing data. §Likelihood of living at a level <US $3.75/day. ¶Uncorrected at enrollment.
1Preliminary results from this study were presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November 20‒24, 2019, National Harbor, MD, USA.
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