Effect of single to triple dose DEC on microfilaremics up to 5 years

Parasitology Research

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1279-1282

  Chandra, Goutam ^a   Paramanik, Manas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CULEX; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; YOUNG ADULT;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 53149092048     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1126-x     Document Type: Article

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