An in vitro larval motility assay to determine anthelmintic sensitivity for human hookworm and Strongyloides species

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 608-616

  Kotze, A C ^a   Clifford, S ^b   O'Grady, J ^a   Behnke, J M ^b   Mccarthy, J S ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; IVERMECTIN; TIABENDAZOLE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FILARIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LARVA; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM INFECTION; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PILOT STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES RATTI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS; NEMATODA; STRONGYLOIDES; STRONGYLOIDES RATTI; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; VERMES;

EID: 10044268611     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.608     Document Type: Article

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