Long-lasting reduction of Brugia timori microfilariae following a single dose of diethylcarbamazine combined with albendazole

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 446-448

  Fischer, Peter ^a   Djuardi, Yenny ^b   Ismid, Is S ^b   Rückert, Paul ^c   Bradley, Mark ^d   Supali, Taniawati ^b  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c German Agy for Tech Co operation   (Indonesia)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Brugia timori; Diethylcarbamazine; GPELF; Indonesia; Lymphatic filariasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUGIA; BRUGIA TIMORI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DRUG FEVER; GEOMETRY; HEADACHE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHANGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFILARIASIS; MYALGIA; NONHUMAN; PRURITUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; BRUGIA; CHILD; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA TIMORI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1942464215     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90086-1     Document Type: Article

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