Persistence of lymphatic filarial infection in the paediatric population of rural community, after six rounds of annual mass drug administrations

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 245-248

  Sunish, I P ^a,b   Munirathinam, A ^a   Kalimuthu, M ^a   Ashok Kumar, V ^a   Tyagi, B K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR) Field Unit   (India)

Author keywords

Lymphatic filariasis; Mass drug administration; Paediatric; South India; Tirukoilur

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 84901821703     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmt101     Document Type: Article

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