Reduced efficacy of albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides in Rwandan schoolchildren

Krücken, Jürgen; Fraundorfer, Kira; Claude Mugisha, Jean; Ramünke, Sabrina; C. Sifft, Kevin; Geus, Dominik; Habarugira, Felix; Ndoli, Jules; Sendegeya, Augustin; Mukampunga, Caritas; Bayingana, Claude; Aebischer, Toni; Demeler, Janina; Bosco Gahutu, Jean; P. Mockenhaupt, Frank; von Samson‐Himmelstjerna, Georg

doi:10.1016/j.ijpddr.2017.06.001

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Reduced efficacy of albendazole against Ascaris lumbricoides in Rwandan schoolchildren

Published in International Journal for Parasitology Drugs and Drug Resistance • Jun 23, 2017

Authors:

Jürgen Krücken

Kira Fraundorfer

Jean Claude Mugisha

Abstract

Control of human soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) relies on preventive chemotherapy of schoolchildren applying the benzimidazoles (BZ) albendazole or mebendazole. Anthelmintic resistance (AR) is a common problem in nematodes of veterinary importance but for human STHs, information on drug efficacy ...

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Ascaris lumbricoides

Albendazole

Ascariasis

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