The treatment of giardiasis

Very effective treatment for giardiasis is available. There is little to choose in efficacy between the major drugs I have mentioned, used at optimum dosage, but mepacrine probably has a higher frequency of unwanted effects than many of the newer drugs, and the required duration of treatment is long...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1980, Vol.74 (4), p.438-439
1. Verfasser:	Mendelson, R.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Furazolidone - therapeutic use Giardiasis - drug therapy Humans Imidazoles - therapeutic use Metronidazole - therapeutic use Quinacrine - therapeutic use Tinidazole - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:	Very effective treatment for giardiasis is available. There is little to choose in efficacy between the major drugs I have mentioned, used at optimum dosage, but mepacrine probably has a higher frequency of unwanted effects than many of the newer drugs, and the required duration of treatment is longer. Tinidazole is a very promising drug, being effective in single dosage with infrequent side effects.
ISSN:	0035-9203 1878-3503
DOI:	10.1016/0035-9203(80)90046-2