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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
Volume 95, Issue 5, Pages 542-544Publisher
ROYAL SOC TROPICAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(01)90034-3
Keywords
schistosomiasis; chemotherapy; praziquantel; dosage determination; school survey; population survey; sub-Saharan Africa
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- Wellcome Trust Funding Source: Medline
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A pole estimating, for each individual, the number of praziquantel tablets needed for treatment according to height was tested in 20 data sets (n = 25 688). In more than 98% of the cases the indicated dose was within the range that has proven efficacious and safe (30 and 60 mg/kg).
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