The appropriate indicator should be used to assess treatment failure in STH infections

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 579-580

  Montresor, Antonio ^a   Engels, Dirk ^b   Chitsulo, Lester ^b   Gabrielli, Albis ^b   Albonico, Marco ^b   Savioli, Lorenzo ^b   Lammie, Patrick ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PYRANTEL;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FECES ANALYSIS; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH INFECTION; TABLET DISINTEGRATION; TRICHURIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANEMIA; ANTHELMINTICS; FEMALE; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE;

EID: 80052789031     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0317a     Document Type: Letter

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