Table 3. Drug regimen for treatment of equivocal Strongyloides results.
Baseline | Month 6 | Month 12 | Month 18 | |
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Seen for the first time | 2 Rx* | 2 Rx | 2 Rx | 2 Rx |
Previously negative | 1 Rx | 2 Rx | 2 Rx | |
Previously equivocal | No Rx if per protocol Rx at MDA#1 | 2 Rx if per protocol Rx not given at MDA#1 & month 6. | 2 Rx if per protocol Rx not given at MDA#2. | |
1 Rx if per protocol Rx given at MDA#1 & month 6. | 1 Rx if per protocol Rx given at MDA#2 |
Rx* = 1 dose of ivermectin 200 μg/kg or 200-400mg albendazole daily for three days. 2 Rx = two doses of ivermectin or albendazole administered 10–42 days apart.