Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Yangon Children's Hospital

Filariasis

Possible Parasites

Wuchereria bancrofti

Brugia malayi

Antimicrobial Treatment

Diethylcarbamazine 2 mg/kg Q8H, for 12 days

  • 2 mg/kg Q8H, for 12-21 days is recommended for Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia

  • Drug of choice

AND ONE OR MORE OF

Albendazole 400mg once

Adjunctive; reduces microfilaria

AND/OR

Antihistamines or Steroids

Adjunctive; reduces allergic reactions to disintegrating microfilariae