The influence of transmission season on parasitological cure rates and intensity of infection after praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma haematobium-infected schoolchildren in Mozambique

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1771-1779

  Augusto, G ^a   Magnussen, P ^b   Kristensen, T K ^b   Appleton, C C ^c   Vennervald, B J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

cure rate; Mozambique; praziquantel; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis; transmission season; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; SEASON; URBAN POPULATION;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 75649135285     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009006210     Document Type: Article

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