Study of the Efficacy of Oxfendazole Compared to Albendazole in the Treatment of Trichuris Trichiura Infection in Adults

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. The patient has demonstrated a previous hypersensitivity reaction to benzimidazole or other related compound.
• •2. Presence of other helminths without Trichuris trichiura. Note: Non-target species may be present and details of response will be recorded.
• •3. The patient has diarrhoeal disease that would interfere with the evaluation of stool samples.
• •4. The patient has received an anthelminthic in the 2 weeks prior to enrolment into the study.
• •5. The patient has received an investigational drug within 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) of the screening visit or is scheduled to receive such a drug during the study period.
• •6. The patient has a concomitant infection or any other underlying disease that would compromise the diagnosis and the evaluation of the response to the study medication.
• •7. The patient has a known history of renal dysfunction (plasma creatinine ≥ 1.5 times upper limit of normal for age) or hepatic dysfunction (liver enzymes ≥ 1.5