The potential impact of density dependent fecundity on the use of the faecal egg count reduction test for detecting drug resistance in human hookworms.

• Ngā kaituhi matua: Andrew C Kotze (Author), Steven R Kopp (Author)
• Hōputu: Pukapuka
• I whakaputaina: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ngā marau: article
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Current efforts to control human soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections involve the periodic mass treatment of people, particularly children, in all endemic areas, using benzimidazole and imidothiazole drugs. Given the fact that high levels of resistance have developed to these same drugs in rou...