Treatment failure of a single high dose of ivermectin for Mansonella perstans filariasis
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 87 (1) , 90
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0035-9203(93)90438-v
Abstract
Infections with Mansonella perstans are common in certain parts of Africa and South America. There is no standard treatment at present. We evaluated the effect of a single high dose of ivermectin (600 micrograms/kg) on microfilaraemia in 7 consecutive patients. No decrease in microfilarial counts could be demonstrated after a follow-up period of 7-56 d.Keywords
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