Comparison of different drug regimens for the treatment of loiasis-A TropNet retrospective study.

• Main Authors: Federico Gobbi (Author), Emmanuel Bottieau (Author), Olivier Bouchaud (Author), Dora Buonfrate (Author), Fernando Salvador (Author), Gerardo Rojo-Marcos (Author), Paola Rodari (Author), Jan Clerinx (Author), Begoña Treviño (Author), Juan Paulo Herrera-Ávila (Author), Andreas Neumayr (Author), Guido Calleri (Author), Andrea Angheben (Author), Camilla Rothe (Author), Lorenzo Zammarchi (Author), Massimo Guerriero (Author), Zeno Bisoffi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Loa loa infection is endemic in limited areas of West-Central Africa. Loiasis has been associated with excess mortality, but clinical studies on its treatment are scant, particularly outside endemic areas, due to the rarity of cases diagnosed. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:With this retr...