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 !  Journal articles on Antiparasitic Drugs

Pani S, Subramanyam Reddy G, Das L, Vanamail P, Hoti S, Ramesh J, Das P.
Tolerability and efficacy of single dose albendazole, diethylcarbamazine citrate (DEC) or co-administration of albendazole with DEC in the clearance of Wuchereria bancrofti in asymptomatic microfilaraemic volunteers in Pondicherry, South India: a hospital-based study. Filaria J. 2002 Oct 10;1(1):1.

Dunyo SK, Simonsen PE.
Ivermectin and albendazole alone and in combination for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana: follow-up after re-treatment with the combination. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Mar-Apr; 96(2): 189-92.
PMID: 12055812

Das PK, Ramaiah KD, Vanamail P, Pani SP, Yuvaraj J, Balarajan K, Bundy DA.
Placebo-controlled community trial of four cycles of single-dose diethylcarbamazine or ivermectin against Wuchereria bancrofti infection and transmission in India. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2001 May-Jun; 95(3): 336-41.
PMID: 11491011

Ismail MM, Jayakody RL, Weil GJ, Fernando D, De Silva MS, De Silva GA,
Balasooriya WK.

Long-term efficacy of single-dose combinations of albendazole, ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for the treatment of bancroftian filariasis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2001 May-Jun; 95(3): 332-5.
PMID: 11491010

Horton J.
Albendazole: a review of anthelmintic efficacy and safety in humans. Parasitology. 2000;121 Suppl:S113-32.
PMID: 11386684

Horton J, Witt C, Ottesen EA, Lazdins JK, Addiss DG, Awadzi K, Beach MJ, Belizario VY, Dunyo SK, Espinel M, Gyapong JO, Hossain M, Ismail MM, Jayakody RL, Lammie PJ, Makunde W, Richard-Lenoble D, Selve B, Shenoy RK, Simonsen PE, Wamae CN, Weerasooriya MV.
An analysis of the safety of the single dose, two drug regimens used in programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Parasitology. 2000;121 Suppl:S147-160.
PMID: 11386686

Gyapong JO.
Impact of single-dose ivermectin on community microfilaria load in bancroftian filariasis infection: two years post treatment. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Jul-Aug; 94(4): 434-6.
PMID: 11127252

Beach MJ, Streit TG, Addiss DG, Prospere R, Roberts JM, Lammie PJ.
Assessment of combined ivermectin and albendazole for treatment of intestinal helminth and Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Haitian schoolchildren. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1999 Mar;60(3):479-486.
PMID: 10466981

Simonsen PE, Meyrowitsch DW, Makunde WH, Magnussen P.
Selective diethylcarbamazine chemotherapy for control of Bancroftian filariasis in two communities of Tanzania: compared efficacy of a standard dose treatment and two semi-annual single dose treatments. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1995 Sep;53(3):267-272.
PMID: 7573711

Gelband H.
Diethylcarbamazine salt in the control of lymphatic filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Jun;50(6):655-662. Review.
PMID: 8024057

Coutinho AD, Dreyer G, Medeiros Z, Lopes E, Machado G, Galdino E, Rizzo JA, Andrade LD, Rocha A, Moura I, et al.
I vermectin treatment of bancroftian filariasis in Recife, Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Mar;50(3):339-348.
PMID: 8147492

Moulia-Pelat JP, Nguyen LN, Glaziou P, Chanteau S, Ottesen EA, Cardines R, Martin PM, Cartel JL.
I vermectin plus diethylcarbamazine: an additive effect on early microfilarial clearance. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994 Feb;50(2):206-209.
PMID: 8116814

Kazura J, Greenberg J, Perry R, Weil G, Day K, Alpers M.
Comparison of single-dose diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin for treatment of bancroftian filariasis in Papua New Guinea. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Dec;49(6):804-811.
PMID: 8279647

Loiseau PM, Depreux P.
In vitro antifilarial evaluation of phenoxycyclohexane derivatives. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1993 Oct;87(5):469-76.
PMID: 8311571

Shenoy RK, Kumaraswami V, Rajan K, Thankom S, Jalajakumari
A comparative study of the efficacy and tolerability of single and split doses of ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine in periodic brugian filariasis. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1993 Oct;87(5):459-67.
PMID: 8311570

Akpala C, Okonkwo PO, Nwagbo D, Nwakoby B.
Comparison of three strategies for mass distribution of ivermectin in Achi, Nigeria. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1993 Aug;87(4):399-402.
PMID: 8250631

Addiss DG, Eberhard ML, Lammie PJ, McNeeley MB, Lee SH, McNeeley DF, Spencer HC
Comparative efficacy of clearing-dose and single high-dose ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine against Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaremia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Feb;48(2):178-185.
PMID: 8447520

Fan PC.
Diethylcarbamazine treatment of bancroftian and malayan filariasis with emphasis on size1 effects. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Aug;86(4):399-405.
PMID: 1463361

Whitworth JA, Hay CR, McNicholas AM, Morgan D, Maude GH, Taylor DW.
Coagulation abnormalities and ivermectin Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Jun;86(3):301-5.
PMID: 1449278

Shenoy RK, Kumaraswami V, Rajan K, Thankom S, Jalajakumari.
Ivermectin for the treatment of periodic malayan filariasis: a study of efficacy and size1 effects following a single oral dose and retreatment at six months. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1992 Jun;86(3):271-8.
PMID: 1449275

Eberhard ML, Dickerson JW, Hightower AW, Lammie PJ.
Bancroftian filariasis: long-term effects of treatment with diethylcarbamazine in a Haitian population. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Dec;45(6):728-733.
PMID: 1763800

Zheng HJ, Tao ZH, Cheng WF, Wang SH, Cheng SH, Ye YM, Luo LF, Chen XR, Gan GB, Piessens WF.
Efficacy of ivermectin for control of microfilaremia recurring after treatment with diethylcarbamazine. II. Immunologic changes following treatment. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Aug;45(2):175-181.
PMID: 1877712

Zheng HJ, Piessens WF, Tao ZH, Cheng WF, Wang SH, Cheng SH, Ye YM, Luo LF, Chen XR, Gan GB.
Efficacy of ivermectin for control of microfilaremia recurring after treatment with diethylcarbamazine. I. Clinical and parasitologic observations. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Aug;45(2):168-174.
PMID: 1877711

Day KP, Spark R, Garner P, Raiko A, Wenger JD, Weiss N, Mitchell GF, Alpers MP, Kazura JW.
Serological evaluation of the macrofilaricidal effects of diethylcarbamazine treatment in bancroftian filariasis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 May;44(5):528-535.
PMID: 2063956

Mak JW, Navaratnam V, Ramachandran CP.
Experimental chemotherapy of lymphatic filariasis. A review. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1991 Feb;85(1):131-7. Review.
PMID: 1888210

Richards FO Jr, Eberhard ML, Bryan RT, McNeeley DF, Lammie PJ, McNeeley MB, Bernard Y, Hightower AW, Spencer HC.
Comparison of high dose ivermectin and diethylcarbamazine for activity against bancroftian filariasis in Haiti. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1991 Jan;44(1):3-10.
PMID: 1996738

Wijers DJ, Kaleli N, Ngindu AH.
Diethylcarbamazine prophylaxis against bancroftian filariasis given by a member of the local community in Kenya. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1988 Aug;82(4):411-2.
PMID: 3075443

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