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Efficacy of High-Dose Albendazole with Ivermectin for Treating Imported Loiasis, Italy

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: We describe the outcomes of 16 cases of imported loiasis in Italy. Patients had microfilaremia <20,000/mL and were treated with high-dose albendazole for 28 days and a single dose of ivermectin. This combination might be an effective treatment option in nonendemic areas, when diethylcarbamazine, the drug of choice, is not available.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2508.190011

Authors: Federico Gobbi, Dora Buonfrate, Francesca Tamarozzi, Monica Degani, Andrea Angheben, Zeno Bisoffi

Institutions: University of Verona, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria

Language: English

Topic: Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Ministero della Salute