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Efficacy and safety of single-dose 40 mg/kg oral praziquantel in the treatment of schistosomiasis in...

Efficacy and safety of single-dose 40 mg/kg oral praziquantel in the treatment of schistosomiasis in...

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Efficacy and safety of single-dose 40 mg/kg oral praziquantel in the treatment of schistosomiasis in preschool-age versus school-age children: An individual participant data meta-analysis

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Efficacy and safety of single-dose 40 mg/kg oral praziquantel in the treatment of schistosomiasis in preschool-age versus school-age children: An individual participant data meta-analysis

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2020-06, Vol.14 (6), p.e0008277-e0008277

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English

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San Francisco: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Background Better knowledge of the efficacy and safety of single-dose 40 mg/kg oral praziquantel in preschool-age children is required, should preventive chemotherapy programs for schistosomiasis be expanded to include this age group. Methodology We analyzed individual participant-level data from 16 studies (13 single-arm or cohort studies and thre...

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Efficacy and safety of single-dose 40 mg/kg oral praziquantel in the treatment of schistosomiasis in preschool-age versus school-age children: An individual participant data meta-analysis

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2424468017

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2424468017

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0008277

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