Drug-resistance of Trypanosoma b. rhodesiense isolates from Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 144-155

  Kibona, S N ^a,b   Matemba, L ^a   Kaboya, J S ^a   Lubega, G W ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Diminazene aceturate; Drug resistance; Isometamidium; Melarsoprol; Relapse; Suramin; Treatment; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

Indexed keywords

DIMINAZENE ACETURATE; ISOMETAMIDIUM CHLORIDE; MELARSOPROL; SURAMIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG RESISTANCE; RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITEMIA; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; DIMINAZENE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MELARSOPROL; PHENANTHRIDINES; RECURRENCE; SURAMIN; TANZANIA; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE;

EID: 33644982177     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01545.x     Document Type: Article

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