Rapid recovery of Echinococcus granulosus following 'successful' albendazole therapy in a gerbil model |
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| Authors: | D H Taylor K S Richards D L Morris |
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| Institution: | Department of Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK. |
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| Abstract: | Peritoneal Echinococcus granulosus in gerbils was treated with albendazole. Both early and late infections were studied; response to albendazole therapy and the ability of the parasite to recover after treatment was found to depend on dose and length of therapy. Even after treatment at 50 mg/kg for 2 months late infections retained the ability to recover over 3 months. |
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