The efficacy of artemisinin, artemether, and lumefantrine against Babesia gibsoni in vitro

Parasitology International

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 190-193

  Iguchi, Aiko ^a,c   Matsuu, Aya ^b   Matsuyama, Kazuyoshi ^c   Hikasa, Yoshiaki ^c  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artemether; Artemisinin; Babesia gibsoni; Lumefantrine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; ATOVAQUONE; BENFLUMETOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BABESIA GIBSONI; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; ERYTHROCYTE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMATOCRIT; IC50; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PIROPLASMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BABESIA; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG RESISTANCE;

BABESIA; BABESIA GIBSONI;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; ATOVAQUONE; BABESIA; DRUG RESISTANCE; ETHANOLAMINES; FLUORENES;

EID: 84921295485     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2014.12.006     Document Type: Article

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