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Query: UMLS:C0042961 (
volvulus
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Ivermectin is currently approved for treatment of both clinical and veterinary infections by nematodes, including Onchocerca cervicalis in horses and Onchocerca
volvulus
in humans. However, ivermectin has never been shown to be effective against bacterial pathogens. Here we show that ivermectin also inhibits infection of epithelial cells by the bacterial pathogen,
Chlamydia
trachomatis, at doses that could be envisioned clinically for sexually-transmitted or ocular infections by
Chlamydia
.
...
PMID:Ivermectin inhibits growth of Chlamydia trachomatis in epithelial cells. 2311 27
