Reduction in hookworm infection after praziquantel treatment among children and young adults in Leyte, the Philippines

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 416-421

  Shaw, Julia G ^a   Aggarwal, Nitin ^a   Acosta, Luz P ^b   Jiz, Mario A ^a,b   Wu, Hai Wei ^a   Leenstra, Tjalling ^a   Coutinho, Hannah M ^a   Olveda, Remigio M ^b   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^a   McGarvey, Stephen T ^c   Friedman, Jennifer F ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHILIPPINES; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; FECES; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PARROTS; PHILIPPINES; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; YOUNG ADULT;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; VERMES;

EID: 77955623770     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0700     Document Type: Article

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