Efficacy and safety of praziquantel 40 mg/kg in preschool-aged and school-aged children: a meta-analysis
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- 作者：Julien Zwang ; Piero Olliaro
- 关键词：Schistosomiasis ; Praziquantel ; Preschool ; aged children ; School ; aged children ; Efficacy ; Safety
- 刊名：Parasites & Vectors
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：10
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1126KB
- 刊物主题：Parasitology; Entomology; Tropical Medicine; Infectious Diseases; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Virology;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1756-3305
- 卷排序：10
文摘
BackgroundChildren carry most of the schistosomiasis burden. While school-aged children are the principal target group of preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel, limited information on efficacy and safety exists for preschool-aged children.