In vitro effects of nitazoxanide on Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces and metacestodes

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 609-616

  Walker, Mirjam ^a   Rossignol, Jean François ^b   Torgerson, Paul ^c   Hemphill, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Romark Institute for Medical Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cystic echinococcosis; E. granulosus; In vitro drug treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; TRYPAN BLUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE PARASITE; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCOLEX; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; THIAZOLES;

EID: 4644287813     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh386     Document Type: Article

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