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Biomédica

versão impressa ISSN 0120-4157versão On-line ISSN 2590-7379

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ORDONEZ, Leonardo Elías  e  ANGULO, Esther Sofía. Efficacy of ivermectin in the treatment of children parasitized by Strongyloides stercoralis. Biomédica [online]. 2004, vol.24, n.1, pp.33-41. ISSN 0120-4157.

In a small village of Amazonian Coombia, the efficacy of ivermectin (200 µg/kg/day) was determined in a two-day treatment of children with uncomplicated strongyloidiasis. Criteria for inclusion in the study were as follows: absence of acute disease, no pretreatment with antiparasitic drugs within the last month, absence of severe liver or neurological disorders, and at least 2 of 4 stool samples positive for Strongyloides stercoralis. The Baermann technique was used to detect larvae; it had the advantage of reducing the frequency of false negative results in the subsequent examinations. Of 60 potential subjects, 49 fulfilled the above criteria. The cure rate for the S. stercoralis infection was 94% (46/49), with slight and temporary side effects. The effects of ivermectin on other intestinal parasites were characterized as well. In conclusion, a 200 µg/kg/d ivermectin dose was an adequate therapeutic regimen in the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis in children.

Palavras-chave : Strongyloides stercoralis; strongyloidiasis; ivermectin; intestinal parasites.

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