Long-term follow-up of imported gnathostomiasis shows frequent treatment failure

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-35

  Strady, Christophe ^a,b   Dekumyoy, Paron ^c   Clement Rigolet, Marina ^b   Danis, Martin ^b   Bricaire, François ^b   Caumes, Eric ^b  

^a SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 58149471066     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.33     Document Type: Article

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