Antigen detection assay to monitor the efficacy of praziquantel for treatment of Paragonimus westermani infections

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-

  Zhang, Zihao ^a   Zhang, Yaojuan ^a   Liu, Litian ^b   Dong, Chengxun ^b   Zhang, Yueqing ^c   Wu, Zhaoyong ^c   Piessens, Willy F ^d  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Fengcheng Inst of Endemic Diseases   (China)

^c Beijing Tropical Medicine Research Institute   (China)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Chemotherapy; Diagnosis; Paragonimiasis; Paragonimus westermani; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TREMATODIASIS;

PARAGONIMUS WESTERMANI;

EID: 13344275850     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90475-7     Document Type: Article

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