Urine circulating soluble egg antigen in relation to egg counts, hematuria, and urinary tract pathology before and after treatment in children infected with Schistosoma haematobium in Kenya

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-219

  Kahama, Anthony I ^a   Odek, Adel E ^b   Kihara, Ruth W ^b   Vennervald, Birgitte J ^c   Kombe, Yeri ^d   Nkulila, Titus ^e   Hatz, Christoph F ^f   Ouma, John H ^b   Deelder, Andre M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e Mbeya Consultant Hospital Tanzania   (Tanzania)

^f SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0032797782     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.215     Document Type: Article

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