Efficacy of oxamniquine and praziquantel in the treatment of Schistosoma mansoni infection: A controlled trial

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-196

  Ferrari, M L A ^a   Coelho, P M Z ^b,c   Antunes, C M F ^a   Tavares, C A P ^a   Da Cunha, A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Feces parasitology; Oxamniquine therapeutic use; Parasite egg count; Placebos; Praziquantel therapeutic use; Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy; Schistosomiasis mansoni growth and development; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

OXAMNIQUINE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIBING; PARASITE CONTROL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM BIOPSY; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXAMNIQUINE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PLACEBOS; PRAZIQUANTEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347926236     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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