Evaluation of DNA damage using the comet assay in children on long-term benzathine penicillin for secondary prophylaxis of rheumatic fever

Pediatrics International

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 276-280

  Dündaröz, Rusen ^a   Ulucan, Hakan ^b   Denli, Metin ^a   Karapnar, Kasm ^c   Aydn, Halil Ibrahim ^a   Baltac, Volkan ^d  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c SSK Diskapi Hospital   (Turkey)

^d BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benzathine penicillin; Comet assay; DNA damage; Rheumatic fever

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIN G, BENZATHINE; PENICILLINS; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

EID: 0034940553     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-200X.2001.01397.x     Document Type: Article

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