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Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a population-based cross-sectional study in northeast Thailand

BACKGROUND: Opisthorchis viverrini infection is highly prevalent in northeast Thailand. This liver fluke is classified as a carcinogen due to its causal links with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) development. Although treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) effectively cures O. viverrini infection, the prevalenc...

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Autores principales: Thinkhamrop, Kavin, Khuntikeo, Narong, Sithithaworn, Paiboon, Thinkhamrop, Wilaiphorn, Wangdi, Kinley, Kelly, Matthew J., Suwannatrai, Apiporn T., Gray, Darren J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6425692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30890188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0529-5