Efficacy and Safety of Praziquantel in Preschool-Aged Children in an Area Co-Endemic for Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium

BACKGROUND: In sub-Saharan Africa the recommended strategy to control schistosomiasis is preventive chemotherapy. Emphasis is placed on school-aged children, but in high endemicity areas, preschool-aged children are also at risk, and hence might need treatment with praziquantel. Since a pediatric fo...

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Autores principales: Coulibaly, Jean T., N'Gbesso, Yve K., Knopp, Stefanie, Keiser, Jennifer, N'Goran, Eliézer K., Utzinger, Jürg
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/PMC3516585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23236526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001917

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516585/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23236526
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001917

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