Efficacy of albendazole and its combinations with ivermectin or diethylcarbamazine (DEC) in the treatment of Trichuris trichiura infections in Sri Lanka

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 501-504

  Ismail, M M ^a   Jayakody, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SRI LANKA; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TRICHURIASIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NEMATODA; TREMATODA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0032839346     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989958230     Document Type: Article

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