Schistosoma haematobium treatment in 1-5 year old children: safety and efficacy of the antihelminthic drug praziquantel.

Morbidity due to schistosomiasis is currently controlled by treatment of schistosome infected people with the antihelminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ). Children aged up to 5 years are currently excluded from schistosome control programmes largely due to the lack of PZQ safety data in this age group. T...

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Main Authors: Francisca Mutapi, Nadine Rujeni, Claire Bourke, Kate Mitchell, Laura Appleby, Norman Nausch, Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-05-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3096601?pdf=render