From a weighing scale to a pole: a comparison of two different dosage strategies in mass treatment of Schistosomiasis haematobium

BACKGROUND: Clinical schistosomiasis in endemic countries is treated with a single dose of praziquantel per 40 mg/kg body weight. Treating according to weight, in resource-poor settings when thousands of doses are to be administered in mass treatment campaigns, is considered problematic. A calibrate...

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Autores principales: Nordin, Per, Poggensee, Gabriele, Mtweve, Sabina, Krantz, Ingela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25476930
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.25351

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256524/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25476930
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.25351

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