Antibiotics and Wolbachia in filarial nematodes: Antifilarial activity of rifampicin, oxytetracyline and chloramphenicol against Onchocerca gutturosa, Onchocerca lienalis and Brugia pahangi

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 801-816

  Townson, S ^a   Hutton, D ^a   Siemienska, J ^a   Hollick, L ^a   Scanlon, T ^a   Tagboto, S K ^a   Taylor, M J ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; IVERMECTIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HOST CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCA GUTTUROSA; ONCHOCERCA LIENALIS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUGIA PAHANGI; CATTLE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; GERBILLINAE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ONCHOCERCIASIS; OXYTETRACYCLINE; RIFAMPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRUGIA PAHANGI; NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCA GUTTUROSA; ONCHOCERCA LIENALIS; RICKETTSIALES; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 0034486665     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034980020027988     Document Type: Article

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