Therapy of tungiasis: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial with oral ivermectin

Tungiasis is an ectoparasitosis causing considerable pathology in endemic areas. Standard therapy consists of removing the embedded parasite with a sterile needle. There is no effective chemotherapy at hand. To fill this gap, a double-blinded randomized controlled trial with oral ivermectin was cond...

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Main Authors: Jörg Heukelbach, Sabine Franck, Hermann Feldmeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2004-12-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000800015