Albendazole plus praziquantel versus albendazole alone as a pre- operative treatment in intra-abdominal hydatidosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 462-466

  Cobo, F ^a,b   Yarnoz, C ^a   Sesma, B ^a   Fraile, P ^a   Aizcorbe, M ^a   Trujillo, R ^a   Diaz De Liano A ^a   Ciga, M A ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Echinococcosis; Praziquantel; Preoperative treatment; Protoscolicides

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 0031780884     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00257.x     Document Type: Article

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