The cure rate of T. trichiura infection was significantly higher with oxantel pamoate-albendazole than with mebendazole ( 31.2 % vs. 11.8 % , P = 0.001 ) , as was the egg-reduction rate ( 96.0 % [ 95 % confidence interval { CI } , 93.5 to 97.6 ] vs. 75.0 % [ 95 % CI , 64.2 to 82.0 ] ) .