Pharmacokinetic investigation of albendazole and praziquantel in Thai children infected with Giardia intestinalis

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 349-357

  Pengsaa, K ^a   Na Bangchang, K ^b   Limkittikul, K ^a   Kabkaew, K ^c   Lapphra, K ^a   Sirivichayakul, C ^a   Wisetsing, P ^a   Pojjaroen Anant, C ^a   Chanthavanich, P ^a   Subchareon, A ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL; TINIDAZOLE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 3142516059     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349804225003398     Document Type: Article

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