Praziquantel: Is there real resistance and are there alternatives?

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 659-663

  Cioli, Donato ^a  

^a Institute of Cell Biology   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; OXAMNIQUINE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EGYPT; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENEGAL;

EID: 0033662883     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200012000-00014     Document Type: Review

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