A review of neglected tropical diseases: Filariasis

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 581-586

  Chandy, Anish ^a   Thakur, Alok Singh ^a   Singh, Mukesh Pratap ^a   Manigauha, Ashish ^b  

^a Chouksey College of Engineering   (India)

^b NRI College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Drugs; Filariasis; Ivermectin; Parasite; Pathophysiology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MEBENDAZOLE; SURAMIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOGRAPHY; FILARIASIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOIASIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MICROWAVE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; OCCULT FILARIASIS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN BIOPSY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TROPICAL DISEASE;

ANIMALS; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; FILARIOIDEA; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; NEGLECTED DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 79960874762     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60150-8     Document Type: Article

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