Long-term efficacy of single-dose mass treatment with diethylcarbamazine citrate against diurnally subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti: eight years' experience in Samoa.

A single-dose of diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC, 6 mg per kg body weight) was administered in three mass treatment campaigns to > 80% of the estimated total Samoan population (160,000) in 1982, 1983, and 1986. The effect of the drug was evaluated before and after each campaign by conducting four...

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Auteurs principaux: Kimura, E., Spears, G. F., Singh, K. I., Samarawickrema, W. A., Penaia, L., Sone, P. F., Pelenatu, S., Faaiuaso, S. T., Self, L. S., Dazo, B. C.
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Langue:Inglês
Publié: World Health Organization 1992
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2393416/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1486674
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