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An alternative mebendazole formulation for cystic echinococcosis: the treatment efficacy, pharmacokinetics and safety in mice

BACKGROUND: Cystic echinococcosis is a serious zoonotic infection worldwide caused by metacestodes of Echinococcus gruanulosus. Mebendazole and albendazole are the only two drugs used in the treatment of this disease with cure rates only about 30% due to the poor oral absorption. Thus an alternative...

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Autores principales: Liu, Cong-Shan, Zhang, Hao-Bing, Lei, Wen, Zhang, Chao-Wei, Jiang, Bin, Zheng, Qi, Yin, Jian-Hai, Han, Xiu-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4273425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25491386
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0589-0