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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Published in:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 99; no. 8
Main Authors:	Jörg Heukelbach, Sabine Franck, Hermann Feldmeier
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 14-02-2005
Subjects:	tungiasis - Tunga penetrans - therapy - ivermectin - randomized controlled trial - Brazil
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