Prospects for Moxidectin as a New Oral Treatment for Human Scabies

Kate E. Mounsey; Charlotte Bernigaud; Olivier Chosidow; James S. McCarthy

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004389

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Prospects for Moxidectin as a New Oral Treatment for Human Scabies

Kate E. Mounsey ,

* E-mail: kmounsey@usc.edu.au

Affiliations Inflammation & Healing Research Cluster, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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Charlotte Bernigaud,

Affiliation Dermatology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, UPEC, Créteil, France
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Olivier Chosidow,

Affiliations Dermatology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, UPEC, Créteil, France, Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France
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James S. McCarthy

Affiliations Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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Prospects for Moxidectin as a New Oral Treatment for Human Scabies

Kate E. Mounsey,
Charlotte Bernigaud,
Olivier Chosidow,
James S. McCarthy

Published: March 17, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004389

About the Authors

Kate E. Mounsey

* E-mail: kmounsey@usc.edu.au

Affiliations Inflammation & Healing Research Cluster, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia, Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Charlotte Bernigaud

Affiliation Dermatology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, UPEC, Créteil, France

Olivier Chosidow

Affiliations Dermatology Department, Henri Mondor Hospital, AP-HP, UPEC, Créteil, France, Université Paris-est Créteil Val de Marne, Créteil, France

James S. McCarthy

Affiliations Infectious Diseases & Immunology Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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