[Evaluation of the activity of mebendazole in taeniasis caused by Hymenolepis nana in Tunisia].

Forty-two Tunisian patients suffering from Hymenolepis nana infection, were treated with 500 mg tablets of mebendazole, 3 times a day, 3 consecutive days for 5 patients (group I) and 4 consecutive days for 37 patients (group II). The faeces were examined during the third and fifth week, after treatment. 18 (42.8%) patients, 2 from group I and 16 from group II, were cured. The tolerance of the product was excellent and there were no adverse side-effects.