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Ketoconazole and other potent antimycotic azoles exhibit pronounced activity againstTrypanosoma cruzi, Plasmodium berghei andEntamoeba histolytica in vivo

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Raether, W., Seidenath, H. Ketoconazole and other potent antimycotic azoles exhibit pronounced activity againstTrypanosoma cruzi, Plasmodium berghei andEntamoeba histolytica in vivo. Z. Parasitenkd. 70, 135–138 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00929583

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