Table 5 |
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Therapeutic interventions used in the management of SAE cases reported to have occurred following ivermectin mass treatment from 1989 to 2001* |
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| Type of therapeutic intervention |
Frequency of use (% use out of 207 total cases)† |
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| 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) |
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*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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