Treatment for schistosoma japonicum, reduction of intestinal parasite load, and cognitive test score improvements in school-aged children

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Ezeamama, Amara E ^a   McGarvey, Stephen T ^b,c   Hogan, Joseph ^b,c   Lapane, Kate L ^d   Bellinger, David C ^e   Acosta, Luz P ^f   Leenstra, Tjalling ^g   Olveda, Remigio M ^f   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^b,g   Friedman, Jennifer F ^b,g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^g RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CLEARANCE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; LEARNING TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTH; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; ANIMAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARASITE LOAD; PRAZIQUANTEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TRICHURIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863646853     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001634     Document Type: Article

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