High-Dose Rifampicin Plus Albendazole Rapidly Clears Lymphatic Filariasis Circulating Filarial Antigen in a Randomised Clinical Trial: A Promising Step Toward Short-Course Macrofilaricidal Therapy

Emmanuel Donawobuge Kutu, Derrick Adu Mensah, Vera Serwaa Opoku, John Boateng, John Opoku, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Charles Gyasi, Prince Obeng, Abu Abudu Rahamani, Monica Ahiadorme, Prince Dennis Atisu, Michael Agyemang Obeng, Eunice Kyaakyile Kuutiero, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Derrick Boateng Kontoh, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Alexander Yaw Debrah

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DOI: 10.3390/pathogens15020174
Published: 2026-02-05
Container: Pathogens
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@article{allodium:10.3390/pathogens15020174,
  title = {High-Dose Rifampicin Plus Albendazole Rapidly Clears Lymphatic Filariasis Circulating Filarial Antigen in a Randomised Clinical Trial: A Promising Step Toward Short-Course Macrofilaricidal Therapy},
  author = {Emmanuel Donawobuge Kutu and Derrick Adu Mensah and Vera Serwaa Opoku and John Boateng and John Opoku and Jubin Osei-Mensah and Charles Gyasi and Prince Obeng and Abu Abudu Rahamani and Monica Ahiadorme and Prince Dennis Atisu and Michael Agyemang Obeng and Eunice Kyaakyile Kuutiero and Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng and Derrick Boateng Kontoh and Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah and Linda Batsa Debrah and Alexander Yaw Debrah},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Pathogens},
  doi = {10.3390/pathogens15020174},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15020174}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - High-Dose Rifampicin Plus Albendazole Rapidly Clears Lymphatic Filariasis Circulating Filarial Antigen in a Randomised Clinical Trial: A Promising Step Toward Short-Course Macrofilaricidal Therapy
AU  - Emmanuel Donawobuge Kutu
AU  - Derrick Adu Mensah
AU  - Vera Serwaa Opoku
AU  - John Boateng
AU  - John Opoku
AU  - Jubin Osei-Mensah
AU  - Charles Gyasi
AU  - Prince Obeng
AU  - Abu Abudu Rahamani
AU  - Monica Ahiadorme
AU  - Prince Dennis Atisu
AU  - Michael Agyemang Obeng
AU  - Eunice Kyaakyile Kuutiero
AU  - Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng
AU  - Derrick Boateng Kontoh
AU  - Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah
AU  - Linda Batsa Debrah
AU  - Alexander Yaw Debrah
PY  - 2026
JO  - Pathogens
DO  - 10.3390/pathogens15020174
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Kutu, E. D., Mensah, D. A., Opoku, V. S., Boateng, J., Opoku, J., Osei-Mensah, J., Gyasi, C., Obeng, P., Rahamani, A. A., Ahiadorme, M., Atisu, P. D., Obeng, M. A., Kuutiero, E. K., Ayisi-Boateng, N. K., Kontoh, D. B., Twumasi-Ankrah, S., Debrah, L. B., & Debrah, A. Y. (2026). High-Dose Rifampicin Plus Albendazole Rapidly Clears Lymphatic Filariasis Circulating Filarial Antigen in a Randomised Clinical Trial: A Promising Step Toward Short-Course Macrofilaricidal Therapy. Pathogens. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15020174

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