Effectiveness of annual ivermectin treatment for Wuchereria bancrofti infection.
Parasitol Today
; 16(7): 298-302, 2000 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Using estimates for the anthelmintic efficacy of a single dose of ivermectin in the treatment of lymphatic filariasis patients, Anton Plaisier, Wilma Stolk, Gerrit van Oortmarssen and Dik Habbema here present and discuss model predictions of the impact of a five-year programme of annual community treatment on the intensity of infection. They show that the effectiveness of such programmes in terms of reductions in the microfilarial density depends critically on the treatment coverage and the pattern of attendance at repeated mass administrations. Improving these factors will possibly be more important than improving the efficacy of ivermectin by increasing its dosage or by adding other drugs.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Filariasis Linfática
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Ivermectina
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Filaricidas
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Today
Asunto de la revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos