A patient is diagnosed with malignant Hymenolepis nana and HIV. The patient's CD4 cell count is 28 cells per cubic millimeter and the patient is nonadherent to HIV drugs. Why or why not would albendazole be effective in this case?

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A patient is diagnosed with malignant Hymenolepis nana and HIV. The patient's CD4 cell count is 28 cells per cubic millimeter and the patient is nonadherent to HIV drugs. Why or why not would albendazole be effective in this case?  

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