Randomised placebo-controlled comparison of ivermectin and albendazole alone and in combination for Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia in Haitian children

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9076, 1997, Pages 480-484

  Addiss, David G ^a   Beach, Michael J ^a   Streit, Thomas G ^b   Lutwick, Suzanne ^c   Leconte, Fredrick H ^d   Lafontant, Jack G ^d   Hightower, Allen W ^a   Lammie, Patrick J ^a  

^a Division of Parasitic Diseases   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Maimonides Hospital   (United States)

^d Hopital Sainte Croix   (Haïti)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HAITI; HUMAN; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; MICROSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030794174     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)02231-9     Document Type: Article

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