Ivermectin inhibits infection in epithelial cells
#Ivermectin #microbiology #Chlamydia #Onchocerca #STI #STD Ivermectin inhibits growth of Chlamydia trachomtis in epithelial cells 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 bac