Therapeutic evaluation of two different dose regimens of praziquantel in a recent Schistosoma mansoni focus in northern Senegal

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 511-514

  Guisse, F ^a   Polman, K ^a   Stelma, F F ^a   Mbaye, A ^b   Talla, I ^b   Niang, M ^b   Deelder, A M ^a   Ndir, O ^c   Gryseels, B ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENEGAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

EID: 0030967396     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.511     Document Type: Article

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