Efficacy of ivermectin and albendazole alone and in combination for treatment of soil-transmitted helminths in pregnancy and adverse events: A randomized open label controlled intervention trial in Masindi district, western Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 856-863

  Ndyomugyenyi, Richard ^a   Kabatereine, Narcis ^b   Olsen, Annette ^b   Magnussen, Pascal ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABORTION; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BODY RASH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTION; STILLBIRTH; TRICHURIASIS; UGANDA; VOMITING;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; VERMES;

EID: 57649208370     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.79.856     Document Type: Article

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