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Table 2 Geometric means (GM) of mf/mg skin of patients treated with doxycycline only (For significance, see Tables 3 and 4)

From: Assessment of microfilarial loads in the skin of onchocerciasis patients after treatment with different regimens of doxycycline plus ivermectin

 

Treatment group

 

Control

2 weeks

4 weeks

6 weeks

Mf-positives/persons examined

14/14

8/8

13/13

3/3

% of mf-positive patients

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

GM before treatment

16.7

12.2

10.8

14.1

Percentage of GM

100 %

100 %

100 %

100 %

Mf-positives/persons examined

14/14

7/8

7/13

1/3

% of mf-positive patients

100 %

87.5 %

53.8 %

33.3 %

GM at 18 months *

4.1

4.3

0.7

0.1

% of pre-treatment GM

24.6 %

35.2 %

6.5 %

0.7 %

  1. * = Months after the start of doxycycline treatment.