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Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 1992 Jun; 23(2): 288-92
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34852
RESUMO
Clinical trials of Ivermectin in single oral doses of 200, 400, and 1,000 mg/kg body weight or in multiple doses of 200 mg/kg body weight for 5 consecutive days were performed in leaf monkeys (Presbytis cristatus) infected with Wuchereria kalimantani. Optimal microfilaricidal effect occurred at 200 mg/kg body weight. The drug was less effective than diethylcarbamazine in this animal model for human filariasis but had no adverse effects.