A case for adoption of continuous albendazole treatment regimen for human echinococcal infections

Cystic (CE) and alveolar (AE) echinococcosis are chronic, neglected parasitic diseases burdened by high morbidity and, for AE, by high mortality, if left untreated. CE and AE have a widespread distribution, including Europe. Albendazole (ABZ), a broad-spectrum benzimidazole drug widely used to treat...

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Main Authors: Francesca Tamarozzi, John Horton, Marin Muhtarov, Michael Ramharter, Mar Siles-Lucas, Beate Gruener, Dominique A. Vuitton, Solange Bresson-Hadni, Tommaso Manciulli, Enrico Brunetti, Hector H. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7498015/?tool=EBI