Use of ivermectin in the treatment of orbital myiasis caused by Cochliomyia hominivorax

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 503-505

  De Tarso, Paulo ^a   Pierre Filho, Paulo ^a   Minguini, Nilza ^a   Pierre, Leandro M ^a   Pierre, Alessandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; IVERMECTIN;

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; ENUCLEATION; EYE PAIN; FLY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; PATHOGENESIS; SCREWWORM FLY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 4143111320     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410020136     Document Type: Article

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