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Table 5 Therapeutic interventions used in the management of SAE cases reported to have occurred following ivermectin mass treatment from 1989 to 2001*

From: Serious adverse events following treatment with ivermectin for onchocerciasis control: a review of reported cases

Type of therapeutic intervention

Frequency of use (% use out of 207 total cases)†

Intravenous fluids

132 (63.8)

Corticosteroids

92 (44.4)

Analgesics/antipyretics

84 (40.6)

Antimalarials

76 (36.7)

Vitamin B complex

75 (36.2)

Antibiotics

51 (24.6)

Antihistamines

48 (23.2)

Multivitamins

30 (14.5)

  1. *cases reported as of August 31, 2002; †total of individual percentages is greater than 100 because multiple treatments were administered per person in most cases.
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