Clinical management of acute schistosomiasis: Still challenging!

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 365-366

  Jauréguiberry, Stéphane ^a   Caumes, Eric ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACUTE SCHISTOSOMIASIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; HUMAN; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

EID: 80054954988     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00561.x     Document Type: Editorial

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