Table 3

Number of adult worm nests detected in patients who had been previously treated with ivermectin before ultrasound examination and in untreated patients.

Treatment

All patients / No. nests

Hydrocele patients / No. nests

Ivermectin

8 / 19 (24.2 % / 20.2 %)

3 / 7 (33.3 % / 28.0 %)

Untreated

25 / 75 (75.8 % / 79.8 %)

6 / 18 (66.6 % / 72.0 %)

Total

33 / 94 (100 % / 100 %)

9 / 25 (100 % / 100 %)

Mand et al. Filaria Journal 2003 2:3   doi:10.1186/1475-2883-2-3