Efficacy and safety of praziquantel in preschool-aged children in an area co-endemic for Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium.

• Egile Nagusiak: Jean T Coulibaly (Egilea), Yve K N'gbesso (Egilea), Stefanie Knopp (Egilea), Jennifer Keiser (Egilea), Eliézer K N'Goran (Egilea), Jürg Utzinger (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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In sub-Saharan Africa the recommended strategy to control schistosomiasis is preventive chemotherapy. Emphasis is placed on school-aged children, but in high endemicity areas, preschool-aged children are also at risk, and hence might need treatment with praziquantel. Since a pediatric formulation (e...