Treatment of co-infection with bancroftian filariasis and onchocerciasis: a safety and efficacy study of albendazole with ivermectin compared to treatment of single infection with bancroftian filariasis

BACKGROUND: In order to use a combination of ivermectin and albendazole for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis, it is important to assess the potential risk of increased adverse events in individuals infected with both lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. We compared the safety and efficacy...

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Autores principales: Makunde, William H, Kamugisha, Leo M, Massaga, Julius J, Makunde, Rachel W, Savael, Zakana X, Akida, Juma, Salum, Fred M, Taylor, Mark J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC293471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14613509
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2883-2-15