Key references: Filariasis

  • Debrah AY, Specht S, Klarmann-Schulz U, Batsa L, Mand S, Marfo-Debrekyei Y, et al. Doxycycline leads to sterility and enhanced killing of female Onchocerca volvulus worms in an area with persistent microfilaridermia after repeated ivermectin treatment: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Clin Infect Dis 2015;61(4):517–26. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948064
  • Kar SK, Dwibedi B, Kerketa AS, Maharana A, Panda SS, Mohanty PC, et al. A randomized controlled trial of increased dose and frequency of albendazole with standard dose DEC for treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremics in Odisha, India. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015;9(3):e0003583. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781977
  • Tafatatha TT, Ngwira BM, Taegtmeyer M, Phiri AJ, Wilson TP, Banda LG, et al. Randomised controlled clinical trial of increased dose and frequency of albendazole and ivermectin on Wuchereria bancrofti microfilarial clearance in northern Malawi. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2015;109(6):393–9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877874
  • Thomsen EK, Sanuku N, Baea M, Satofan S, Maki E, Lombore B, et al. Efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of coadministered diethylcarbamazine, albendazole, and ivermectin for treatment of Bancroftian filariasis. Clin Infect Dis 2016;62(3):334–41. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486704