Triclabendazole Treatment Failure for Fasciola hepatica Infection among Preschool and School-Age Children, Cusco, Peru
We conducted a retrospective cohort study of children who had chronic fascioliasis in the highlands of Peru to determine triclabendazole treatment efficacy. Children passing Fasciola eggs in stool were offered directly observed triclabendazole treatment (>1 doses of 10 mg/kg). Parasitologic cure...
Main Authors: | Maria L. Morales, Melinda B. Tanabe, A. Clinton White, Martha Lopez, Ruben Bascope, Miguel M. Cabada |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2021-07-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/7/20-3900_article |
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