TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficacy of high-dose albendazole with ivermectin for treating imported Loiasis, Italy
AU - Gobbi, Federico
AU - Buonfrate, Dora
AU - Tamarozzi, Francesca
AU - Degani, Monica
AU - Angheben, Andrea
AU - Bisoffi, Zeno
PY - 2019/8
Y1 - 2019/8
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid2508.190011
DO - 10.3201/eid2508.190011
M3 - Article
C2 - 31310225
AN - SCOPUS:85069919209
VL - 25
SP - 1574
EP - 1576
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
SN - 1080-6040
IS - 8
ER -