Is Ivermectin Ineffective for Strongyloidiasis?
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Disseminated strongyloidiasis successfully treated with extended duration ivermectin combined with albendazole: a case report of intractable strongyloidiasis.
We describe a patient with an overlapping syndrome disseminated strongyloidiasis and gram-negative sepsis. She was previously treated with albendazole 400 mg/day 14 days before admission without success. This admission, she was treated with a combination of oral ivermectin (injectable solution form), with a dosage of 200-400 microg/kg/day, and albendazole for 14 days. Strongyloides larvae disap...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy177