Efficacy of praziquantel treatment regimens in pre-school and school aged children infected with schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Efficacy of praziquantel treatment regimens in pre-school and school aged children infected with schistosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a serious public health burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Praziquantel is the only drug recommended by the World Health Organization to treat both urogenital and intestinal schistosomiasis. The reliance on a single drug to treat a disease with such a huge burden ha...

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Main Authors: Muhubiri Kabuyaya, Moses John Chimbari, Samson Mukaratirwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Praziquantel
Efficacy
Resistance
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma haematobium
Sub-Saharan Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0448-x

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