Effects of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine on microfilariae and overall microfilaria production in bancroftian filariasis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 881-887

  Stolk, Wilma A ^a   Van Oortmarssen, Gerrit J ^a   Pani, S P ^b   De Vlas, Sake J ^a   Subramanian, S ^b   Das, P K ^b   Habbema, J Dik F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFESPAN; MICROFILARIASIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 28044437183     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.881     Document Type: Article

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