Dose-response assay templates for in vitro assessment of resistance to benzimidazole and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist drugs in human hookworms

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 163-170

  Kotze, Andrew C ^a   Lowe, Ann ^b   O'Grady, John ^a   Kopp, Steven R ^c   Behnke, Jerzy M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; NICOTINIC AGENT; PYRANTEL; TIABENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TEMPLATE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EGG; HOOKWORM; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PARASITE ISOLATION; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA CEYLANICUM; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; NECATOR AMERICANUS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 67650327621     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.163     Document Type: Article

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