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

Table 4 Age and gender specific adverse reaction incidence (%) and mean intensity of score in the three drug groups.

	No. of cases (n = 54)			Adverse Reaction Incidence (%)			Adverse Reaction Intensity score (mean ± SD)
	Alb	DEC	Alb + DEC	Alb	DEC	Alb + DEC	Alb	DEC	Alb + DEC
≤ 14 years	9	7	8	33.3	57.1	75.0	1.0 (± 1.7)	5.1 (± 5.1)	7.5 (± 5.7)
> 14 years	10	10	10	50.5	50.0	50.0	2.5 (± 3.8)	5.9 (± 8.5)	6.1 (± 7.4)
Male	10	8	9	50.0	62.5	55.6	2.4 (± 3.8)	7.4 (± 8.9)	5.8 (± 6.1)
Female	9	9	9	33.3	44.4	66.7	1.1 (± 1.8)	4.0 (± 5.0)	7.7 (± 7.2)

Alb = albendazole, DEC = diethylcarbamazine citrate, Alb + DEC = albendazole + diethylcarbamazine citrate