Treatment of Schistosoma mansoni with miltefosine in vitro enhances serological recognition of defined worm surface antigens.

• Main Authors: Marwa H El-Faham (Author), Maha M Eissa (Author), Joseph E Igetei (Author), Eglal I Amer (Author), Susan Liddell (Author), Mervat Z El-Azzouni (Author), Michael J Doenhoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Miltefosine, an anti-cancer drug that has been successfully repositioned for treatment of Leishmania infections, has recently also shown promising effects against Schistosoma spp targeting all life cycle stages of the parasite. The current study examined the effect of treating Schistosoma mansoni ad...