Praziquantel in the treatment of Schistosoma mansoni infection: Comparison of 40 and 60 mg/kg bodyweight regimens

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 404-407

  Abu Elyazeed, Remon R ^a,d   Youssef, Fouad G ^a   Merrell, Bruce R ^a   El Gamal, Reda L ^b   El Khoby, Taha A ^c   Hassanein, Yehia A ^c   Cummings, Curtis E ^a  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Egypt)

^d US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EGYPT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0030887026     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.404     Document Type: Article

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