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==Medical Therapy==
==Overview==
The drug of choice for the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis is ivermectin with albendazole as the alternative.  All patients who are at risk of disseminated strongyloidiasis should be treated. (Albendazole is approved by the FDA, but considered investigational for this purpose).<ref>http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Strongyloidiasis.htm</ref>
The drug of choice for the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis is ivermectin with albendazole as the alternative.  All patients who are at risk of disseminated strongyloidiasis should be treated. (Albendazole is approved by the FDA, but considered investigational for this purpose).<ref>http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Strongyloidiasis.htm</ref>



Revision as of 16:37, 10 December 2012

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The drug of choice for the treatment of uncomplicated strongyloidiasis is ivermectin with albendazole as the alternative. All patients who are at risk of disseminated strongyloidiasis should be treated. (Albendazole is approved by the FDA, but considered investigational for this purpose).[1]

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