THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF RECENT ISOLATES OF Schistosoma mansoni TO PRAZIQUANTEL
Introduction: Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma and its control is dependent on a single drug, praziquantel (PZQ), but concerns over PZQ resistance have renewed interest in evaluating the in vitro susceptibility of recent isolates of Schisto...
Main Authors: | Adriana Maria B. MENDONÇA, Ana Paula S. FEITOSA, Dyana L. VERAS, Thiago J. MATOS-ROCHA, Marília G. dos Santos CAVALCANTI, Constança Clara G. S. BARBOSA, Fábio A. BRAYNER, Luiz C. ALVES |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-01-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652016005000206&lng=en&tlng=en |
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