Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a population-based cross-sectional study in northeast Thailand

Abstract Background Opisthorchis viverrini infection is highly prevalent in northeast Thailand. This liver fluke is classified as a carcinogen due to its causal links with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) development. Although treatment with praziquantel (PZQ) effectively cures O. viverrini infection, the p...

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Principais autores:	Kavin Thinkhamrop, Narong Khuntikeo, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Wilaiphorn Thinkhamrop, Kinley Wangdi, Matthew J. Kelly, Apiporn T. Suwannatrai, Darren J. Gray
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	BMC 2019-03-01
coleção:	Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Assuntos:	Praziquantel Opisthorchis viverrini Screening Urine Thailand
Acesso em linha:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0529-5
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