Article
The susceptibility of recent isolates of Schistosoma mansoni to praziquantel
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MENDONÇA, A. M. B. et al. The susceptibility of recent isolates of Schistosoma mansoni to praziquantel. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De Sao Paulo, v. 58, p. 7, 2016.
1678-9946
10.1590/S1678-9946201658007
Autor
Mendonça, Adriana Maria B
Feitosa, Ana Paula S
Veras, Dyana L
Matos-Rocha, Thiago J
Cavalcanti, Marília G dos Santos
Barbosa, Constança Clara G S
Brayner, Fábio A
Alves, Luiz C
Resumen
Schistosomiasis is a chronic disease caused by trematode flatworms of the genus Schistosoma and its control is dependent on a single drug, praziquantel (PZQ), but concerns over PZQ resistance have renewed interest in evaluating the in vitro susceptibility of recent isolates of Schistosoma mansoni to PZQ in comparison with well-established strains in the laboratory.