Efficacy comparison between long-term high-dose praziquantel and surgical therapy for cerebral sparganosis: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of Spirometra mansoni in East and Southeast Asia. The plerocercoid larvae sometimes invade the encephalon, resulting in severe cerebral sparganosis. Surgical removal of the larvae is considered a standard therapy for...

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Autores principales: Hong, Daojun, Xie, Huiqun, Wan, Hui, An, Ning, Xu, Chunhua, Zhang, Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6211769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30346956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006918

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