Assessment of the efficacy of diethylcarbamazine on adult Wuchereria bancrofti in vivo

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 78-81

  Norões, Joaquim ^a   Dreyer, Gerusa ^b   Santos, Abiel ^b   Mendes, Veronica G ^b   Medeiros, Zulma ^b   Addiss, David ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Diethylcarbamazine; Filariasis; Macrofilaricidal effect; Ultrasound; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCROTUM; ULTRASOUND; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0031045543     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90405-3     Document Type: Article

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