Altered Response of Strain of Schistosoma mansoni to Oxamniquine and Praziquantel

The susceptibility of a fourth generation Ouh strain (Paranapanema Valley, São Paulo, Brazil) of Schistosoma mansoni to oxamniquine (OXA) and praziquantel (PZQ) was studied. Ten groups of 13 female albino mice each were infected with 70 cercariae per animal. These mice were medicated orally on the 5...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Ivana Pires Bonesso-Sabadini, Luiz Cândido de Souza Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-04-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000300019