Diagnosis of O. volvulus infection via skin exposure to diethylcarbamazine: clinical evaluation of a transdermal delivery technology-based patch

BACKGROUND: Elimination of onchocerciasis in Africa is now regarded as an achievable goal in many areas. This makes monitoring changes in infection prevalence a key component of control programmes. Monitoring is currently based on determining the presence of O. volvulus microfilariae in skin snips,...

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Autores principales: Awadzi, K., Opoku, Nicholas O., Attah, Simon K., Lazdins-Helds, Janis K., Kuesel, Annette C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26452723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1122-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4598973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26452723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1122-9

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