A randomized controlled trial of increased dose and frequency of albendazole with standard dose DEC for treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremics in Odisha, India.

Although current programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis have made significant progress it may be necessary to use different approaches to achieve the global goal, especially where compliance has been poor and 'hot spots' of continued infection exist. In the absence of alternative dru...

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Main Authors: Shantanu Kumar Kar, Bhagirathi Dwibedi, Anna Salomi Kerketa, Antaryami Maharana, Sudanshu S Panda, Prafulla Chandra Mohanty, John Horton, Cherubala P Ramachandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4363665?pdf=render