Treatment of microfilaraemia in asymptomatic brugian filariasis: The efficacy and safety of the combination of single doses of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 579-585

  Shenoy, R K ^a   George, L M ^a   John, A ^a   Suma, T K ^a   Kumaraswami, V ^b  

^a TD Medical College Hospital   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; MYALGIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; BRUGIA MALAYI; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FILARIASIS; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRUGIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0031881117     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034989859276     Document Type: Article

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