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Repurposed Automated Handheld Counter as a Point-of-Care Tool to Identify Individuals ‘At Risk’ of Serious Post-Ivermectin Encephalopathy

INTRODUCTION: Administration of ivermectin (IVM) as part of mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns for onchocerciasis and/or lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been suspended in areas co-endemic for Loa loa due to severe post-treatment adverse events (SAEs) associated with high-burden of infection (>...

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Autores principales: Bennuru, Sasisekhar, Pion, Sébastien D. S., Kamgno, Joseph, Wanji, Samuel, Nutman, Thomas B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4169247/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25232954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003180