Evaluation of oxfendazole, praziquantel and albendazole against cystic Echinococcosis: A randomized clinical trial in naturally infected sheep

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Gavidia, Cesar M ^a   Gonzalez, Armando E ^a   Barron, Eduardo A ^a   Ninaquispe, Berenice ^a   Llamosas, Monica ^a   Verastegui, Manuela R ^b   Robinson, Colin ^c   Gilman, Robert H ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; OXFENDAZOLE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; LIVER CYST; LUNG CYST; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROTOSCOLEX; SCOLEX; SHEEP; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP DISEASE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SHEEP DISEASES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649213558     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000616     Document Type: Article

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