Individual risk of post-ivermectin serious adverse events in subjects infected with Loa loa

Individual risk of post-ivermectin serious adverse events in subjects infected with Loa loa

Background: Implementation of onchocerciasis elimination programmes has been delayed in Central Africa because of the risk of ivermectin-related serious adverse events (SAEs) in individuals with high Loa loa microfilarial densities (MFD). We developed the first statistical models enabling prediction...

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Main Authors: Cédric B. Chesnais, Sébastien D. Pion, Charlotte Boullé, Jacques Gardon, Nathalie Gardon-Wendel, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Joseph Kamgno, Michel Boussinesq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Loiasis
Serious adverse events
Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020303266

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