Therapy of tungiasis: A double-blinded randomized controlled trial with oral ivermectin

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 873-876

  Heukelbach, Jörg ^a,b   Franck, Sabine ^c   Feldmeier, Hermann ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Fund de Educ e Saude Mandacaru   (Brazil)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ivermectin; Randomized controlled trial; Therapy; Tunga penetrans; Tungiasis

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLEA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYSIS; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SORE THROAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUNGIASIS;

SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 13844275747     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762004000800015     Document Type: Article

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