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Successful management of poisoning with ivermectin (Mectizan) in the Obala health district (Centre Region, Cameroon): a case report

BACKGROUND: Ivermectin (Mectizan) is an anthelmintic drug that plays a major role in the fight against two major filarial diseases, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. Unlike previous drugs that had serious and sometimes fatal side effects, ivermectin has been considered to be safe and, therefo...

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Autores principales:	Donfo-Azafack, Cyrille, Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C., Wafeu-Sadeu, Guy, Dongmo-Yemele, Raïssa, Kamgno, Joseph
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10108531/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37062821 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-023-03891-4

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