Loa loa microfilarial periodicity in ivermectin-treated patients: Comparison between those developing and those free of serious adverse events

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1056-1061

  Kamgno, Joseph ^a   Pion, Sébastien D ^b   Mackenzie, Charles D ^c   Thylefors, Björn ^d   Boussinesq, Michel ^b  

^a Filariasis Research Centre   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Mectizan Donation Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOA LOA; LOIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; ANIMAL; BLOOD; LOA; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

LOA LOA; SIMIAE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; LOA; LOIASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73949136859     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0356     Document Type: Article

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