The Accuracy of Praziquantel Dose Poles for Mass Treatment of Schistosomiasis in School Girls in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BACKGROUND: More than 260 million people live with schistosomiasis and regular mass-treatment should be implemented to prevent morbidity. Praziquantel, dosed at 40 milligrams per kilogram bodyweight, is the drug of choice. During the last decades the WHO Tablet Pole–which estimates tablet need by he...

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Autores principales: Baan, Marije, Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika, Gagai, Silindile, Aurlund, Christine G., Vennervald, Birgitte J., Taylor, Myra, van Lieshout, Lisette, Kjetland, Eyrun F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4854411/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27139497
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004623

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