• Clin. Infect. Dis. · Jul 2005

    Case Reports

    Treatment of human disseminated strongyloidiasis with a parenteral veterinary formulation of ivermectin.

    • Francisco M Marty, Colleen M Lowry, Martin Rodriguez, Danny A Milner, Walter S Pieciak, Anushua Sinha, Lawrence Fleckenstein, and Lindsey R Baden.
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. fmarty@partners.org
    • Clin. Infect. Dis. 2005 Jul 1; 41 (1): e5-8.

    AbstractThere are no parenteral antihelminthic drugs licensed for use in humans. We report the successful treatment of disseminated strongyloidiasis with a parenteral veterinary formulation of ivermectin in a patient presenting with severe malabsorption and paralytic ileus. To our knowledge, ivermectin levels are reported for the first time in this situation.

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