The effect of single dose versus two doses of praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium infection and pathology among school-aged children in Mali

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1851-1857

  Sacko, M ^a   Magnussen, P ^b   Traorr M ^a,c   Landoure A ^a   Doucoure A ^a   Reimert, C M ^b   Vennervald, B J ^b  

^a Institut National de Recherche en Sante Publique Mali   (Mali)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BAMAKO   (Mali)

Author keywords

cure rate; egg reduction rate; haematuria; Mali; praziquantel; Schistosoma haematobium; schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MALI; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; URINE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MALI; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMICIDES;

EID: 75649097820     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008000486     Document Type: Article

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