Drug efficacy of praziquantel and albendazole in school children in Mwea Division, Central Province, Kenya

Acta Tropica

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 165-171

  Kihara, J H ^a,b   Muhoho, N ^b   Njomo, D ^b   Mwobobia, I K ^b   Josyline, K ^b   Mitsui, Y ^b   Awazawa, T ^b   Amano, T ^b   Mwandawiro, C ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Drug efficacy; Hashimoto initiative; Schistosomiasis; School based parasite control; Soil transmitted helminthes

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PRAZITEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNIBAZOLE;

CHILD HEALTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DRUG; PARASITE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITIC DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; KENYA; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [KENYA]; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; NECATOR AMERICANUS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 34347357548     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.04.017     Document Type: Article

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