The design and development of a multicentric protocol to investigate the impact of adjunctive doxycycline on the management of peripheral lymphoedema caused by lymphatic filariasis and podoconiosis

Abstract Background As new lymphatic filariasis infections are eliminated through mass chemotherapy, previously affected individuals are left with the sequellae, especially chronic progressive lymphoedema. Currently this is managed by careful attention to limb hygiene to prevent infection. Studies o...

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Main Authors: John Horton, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Mariana Stephens, Philip J. Budge, Yaya Coulibaly, Alex Debrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Suma Krishnasastry, Upendo Mwingira, Abdallah Ngenya, Samuel Wanji, Mirani Weerasooriya, Channa Yahathugoda, Inge Kroidl, Drew Deathe, Andrew Majewski, Sarah Sullivan, Charles Mackenzie, Thomas B. Nutman, Joseph P. Shott, Gary Weil, Eric Ottesen, Achim Hoerauf
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: BMC 2020-03-01
Colecção:Parasites & Vectors
Assuntos:
Lymphatic filariasis
Podoconiosis
Doxycycline
Hygiene
Lymphoedema
Clinical trial
Acesso em linha:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04024-2
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