Reversibility of lower reproductive tract abnormalities in women with Schistosoma haematobium infection after treatment with praziquantel - An interim report

Acta Tropica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 289-301

  Richter, Joachim ^a,k   Poggensee, Gabriele ^a   Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke ^b   Helling Giese, Gertrud ^c,d   Chitsulo, Lester ^e   Kumwenda, Newton ^e   Gundersen, Svein Gunnar ^b   Deelder, André Martien ^f   Reimert, Claus Michael ^g   Haas, Helmut ^h   Krantz, Ingela ⁱ   Feldmeier, Hermann ^j  

^a Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^e Ministry of Health and Environmental Affairs   (Malawi)

^f LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^g Illinois   (Denmark)

^h RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

ⁱ NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^j FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^k Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

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Author keywords

female genital schistosomiasis; praziquantel treatment; reversibility of lesions; Schistosoma haematobium

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; BIOPTERIN; BLOOD PROTEINS; EOSINOPHIL GRANULE PROTEINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOPLAKIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPTERIN; OVUM; PAPILLOMA; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PRAZIQUANTEL; RIBONUCLEASES; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS; URINARY TRACT;

HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PAPILLOMAVIRUS; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 0030607736     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(96)00030-7     Document Type: Article

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