Comparison between two common methods for measuring Giardia lamblia susceptibility to antiparasitic drugs in vitro

Acta Tropica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-135

  Cruz, Agostinho ^a,b   Sousa, M Isaura ^b   Azeredo, Zaida ^b   Silva, M Carolina ^a,b   Figueiredo De Sousa, J C ^b   Manso, Olga ^b   Cabral, Miguel ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Giardia lamblia; Metronidazole; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE;

DRUG PRESCRIBING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHODOLOGY; PARASITE CONTROL;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TROPHOZOITE;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 0141456080     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(03)00196-7     Document Type: Article

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