Efficacy of Praziquantel against Schistosoma mekongi and Opisthorchis viverrini: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Dose-Comparison Trial

Efficacy of Praziquantel against Schistosoma mekongi and Opisthorchis viverrini: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Dose-Comparison Trial

Parasitic worm infections are of public health importance in Southeast Asia. Particularly, the blood-dwelling Schistosoma mekongi worm, which is acquired by skin contact with the infectious cercariae in freshwater, can lead to liver enlargement. An infection with Opisthorchis viverrini is obtained b...

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Main Authors: Lovis, Leonore, Mak, Tippi K., Phongluxa, Khampheng, Ayé Soukhathammavong, Phonepasong, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, Keiser, Jennifer, Vounatsou, Penelope, Tanner, Marcel, Hatz, Christoph, Utzinger, Jürg, Odermatt, Peter, Akkhavong, Kongsap
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3404075/

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