[Anthelmintic therapy with mebendazole in children with broncho-pulmonary infections (author's transl)]

The fact that the incidence of infection significantly increases in patients being a poor physical condition is commonly known. Especially in children a high rate of helminthic infection is to be expected as could be assessed by the present investigation. The easy diagnostic technique can now be combined with a highly effective new treatment, extremely well tolerated and devoid of side effects. Results obtained with the new polyvalent anthelmintic Mebendazole are described in the present study.