Combination of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for a better control of lymphatic filariasis;Associations de l'ivermectine et de la diéthylcarbamazine pour obtenir un meilleur contrôle de l'infection en filariose lymphatique

Parasite

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-48

  Moulia Pelat, J P ^a,b   Nguyen, L N ^a   Hascoet, H ^a   Nicolas, L ^a  

^a Inst de Rech Medicales L Malarde

^b Institut Malardé   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Diethylcarbomazine; Ivermectin; Lymphatic filariasis

Indexed keywords

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030099791     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1996031045     Document Type: Article

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