Mebendazole Is a Potential Alternative in the Treatment of Giardia duodenalis Infection
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Mebendazole Is a Potential Alternative in the Treatment of Giardia duodenalis Infection
n Address correspondence to: Roberto Cañete Villafranca, Council of Scientific Societies of Health and Parasitology, University of Medical Sciences and Centre of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Microbiology, Calle Milanes Esquina a Buena Vista, Matanzas, Matanzas 40100 Cuba. To the Editor: Parasites are widely distributed throughout the world and represent an important cause of morbidity and mortali...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Therapeutic Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0011-393X
DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2016.03.001