The efficacy of oral ivermectin for the treatment of chronic blepharitis in patients tested positive for Demodex spp.

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 893-895

  Nogueira Filho, Pedro Antonio ^a   Hazarbassanov, Rossen Mihaylov ^b   Grisolia, Ana Beatriz Diniz ^a   Pazos, Henrique Baltar ^a   Kaiserman, Igor ^c   Gomes, José Álvaro Pereira ^a,b  

^a Instituto Suel Abujamra ISA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BLEPHARITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMODEX; DEMODICOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; BLEPHARITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITE INFESTATIONS;

EID: 79956351755     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2010.201194     Document Type: Letter

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