Mayor consumo de ivermectina en Brasil y riesgo de brotes de sarna

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Palabras clave:

Ivermectina; Sarna; Resistencia a las drogas.

Resumen

Tras el inicio de la pandemia causada por el SARS-CoV-2, la ivermectina se identificó como un fármaco con potencial antiviral para tratar a los pacientes, inicialmente hospitalizados y luego ambulatorios, con COVID-19. Sin embargo, la ivermectina puede estar relacionada con los mecanismos de desarrollo de resistencia de parásitos como Sarcoptes scabiei. Aunque el consumo de este antiparasitario ha aumentado casi 10 veces en Brasil, las curvas de contaminación y muerte relacionadas con COVID-19 no cambiaron. Las sentencias del Ministerio de Salud de Brasil y de la industria farmacéutica, sumadas a la evidencia científica desfavorable al uso ambulatorio de ivermectina, no pudieron evitar la prescripción y la automedicación a base de este fármaco. Además, factores como la evidencia de resistencia de Sarcoptes scabiei a la ivermectina y la intensificación de factores relacionados con la incidencia de la sarna, como la pobreza, la baja educación, el confinamiento familiar y un mayor intercambio de objetos domésticos, pueden provocar el brote de ondas de sarna. Este aumento puede ser especialmente perjudicial para los pacientes pediátricos de bajos ingresos, así como para los riesgos para la salud de la población en general. El riesgo de aumento de la resistencia a la ivermectina se suma al escenario aquí presentado, siendo una alerta para que se discutan e implementen medidas para controlar su uso y seguimiento de este fármaco.

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15/08/2021

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OLIVEIRA-FILHO, A. D. de; BEZERRA, L. T. C. do N.; ALVES, N. da S.; NEVES, S. J. F. Mayor consumo de ivermectina en Brasil y riesgo de brotes de sarna. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 10, p. e414101018991, 2021. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/18991. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

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