Current status of the efficacy and effectiveness of albendazole and mebendazole for the treatment of Ascaris lumbricoides in North-Western Indonesia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 605-609

  Lubis, Inke Nadia Diniyanti ^a   Pasaribu, Syahril ^a   Lubis, Chairuddin Panusunan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUMATERA UTARA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Ascaris lumbricoides; Drug resistance; Mebendazole

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INDONESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FECES; HUMANS; INDONESIA; MEBENDAZOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864316028     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60125-4     Document Type: Article

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