The effect of treatment on the age-antibody relationship in children infected with Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium

The effect of praziquantel treatment on the age-antibody relationship was studied in 174 children aged between 6 and 17 years from a schistosome endemic area in Zimbabwe. The children were co-infected with Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium with infection prevalences of 74% and 53% respectively....

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Published in:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors: Mutapi Francisca, Mduluza Takafira, Ndhlovu Patricia D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2002-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000900034

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