Comparative assessment of the in vitro sensitivity of Brugia malayi infective larvae to albendazole, diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin alone and in combination.

• Main Authors: Tippawangkosol P., Choochote W., Na-Bangchang K., Jitpakdi A., Pitasawat B., Riyong D.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
• 在線閱讀: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-20644446884&partnerID=40&md5=c1969eb15a9593f04b43a8137ae70082; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3742

The antifilaricidal drugs ivermectin (IVM), diethylcarbamazine (DEC), and albendazole (ALB), used alone or in combinations against infective third-stage larvae (L3) of nocturnally subperiodic (NSP) Brugia malayi (Narathiwat strain), were tested in vitro for sensitivity, for 7 days. IVM alone reduced...