Albendazole therapy for eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

Parasitology Research

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1293-1296

  Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Morakote, Nimit ^b   Vejjajiva, Athasit ^c   Puntumetakul, Montien ^d   Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan ^d   Tassaneeyakul, Wongwiwat ^d   Tassaneeyakul, Wichittra ^d   Korwanich, Narumanas ^e  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS;

EID: 33947363840     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0405-7     Document Type: Article

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