Short Course Combination Therapy for Giardiasis after Nitroimidazole Failure
Authors:
- Rogelio Lopez-VelezRLRogelio Lopez-Velez
- Carolina BatlleCBCarolina Batlle
- Carolina JiménezCJCarolina Jiménez
- Miriam NavarroMNMiriam Navarro
- Francesca NormanFNFrancesca Norman
- Jose Perez-MolinaJPJose Perez-Molina
- 1 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Vol. 83 (1) , 171-173
Abstract
Recommended first line treatments for giardiasis include the nitroimidazoles and, recently, nitazoxanide. For refractory cases, a combination of two or more drugs may be a viable approach. A review of 10 patients with giardiasis refractory to nitroimidazoles with response to a short course (< 2 weeks), combined treatment is presented.Keywords
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