Efficacy of different albendazole and mebendazole regimens against heavyintensity Trichuris trichiura infections in school children, Jimma Town, Ethiopia

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 207-209

  Mekonnen, Z ^a,b   Levecke, B ^b   Boulet, G ^c   Bogers, J P ^c   Vercruysse, J ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Efficacy; Mebendazole; Trichuris trichiura

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ETHIOPIA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; ETHIOPIA; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEBENDAZOLE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

EID: 84879526909     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773213Y.0000000092     Document Type: Article

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