Evaluation of the efficacy of albendazole sulphoxide and praziquantel in combination on Taenia crassiceps cysts: In vitro studies

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 482-488

  Palomares, Francisca ^a   Palencia, Guadalupe ^a   Ambrosio, Javier R ^b   Ortiz, Alma ^a   Jung Cook, Helgi ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drug drug interactions; Neurocysticercosis; T. crassiceps

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; MOUSE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NONHUMAN; TAENIA CRASSICEPS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PRAZIQUANTEL; TAENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 32644443917     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dki484     Document Type: Article

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