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Molecular and biological diagnostic tests for monitoring benzimidazole resistance in human soil-transmitted helminths.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jun 2013
Diawara Aïssatou, Schwenkenbecher Jan M, Kaplan Ray M, Prichard Roger K
Abstract excerpt
In endemic countries with soil-transmitted helminths mass drug administration with albendazole or mebendazole are being implemented as a control strategy. However, it is well known in veterinary helminths that the use of the same benzimidazole drugs can place selection on the β-tubulin gene, lead...
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