The sensitivity of artesunate against Schistosoma japonicum decreased after 10 years of use in China?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1563-1564

  Liu, Rong ^a   Dong, Hui Fen ^a   Jiang, Ming Sen ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARTEMISININS; CHINA; DRUG RESISTANCE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA;

ARTESUNATE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 84863451445     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2641-8     Document Type: Article

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