Low Efficacy of Single-Dose Albendazole and Mebendazole against Hookworm and Effect on Concomitant Helminth Infection in Lao PDR

BACKGROUND: Albendazole and mebendazole are increasingly deployed for preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. We assessed the efficacy of single oral doses of albendazole (400 mg) and mebendazole (500 mg) for the treatment of hookworm infection in school-aged ch...

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Autores principales: Soukhathammavong, Phonepasong Ayé, Sayasone, Somphou, Phongluxa, Khampheng, Xayaseng, Vilavanh, Utzinger, Jürg, Vounatsou, Penelope, Hatz, Christoph, Akkhavong, Kongsap, Keiser, Jennifer, Odermatt, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001417

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3250499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22235353
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001417

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