Nitazoxanide in the treatment of patients with intestinal protozoan and helminthic infections: A report on 546 patients in egypt

Current Therapeutic Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-121

  Abaza, Himly ^a,e   El Zayadi, Abdul Rahman ^b   Kabil, Samir M ^c   Rizk, Hassan ^d  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Cairo Liver Center   (Egypt)

^c ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^e Ramlah Station   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Helminths; Nitazoxanide; Protozoa; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NITAZOXANIDE;

AMEBIASIS; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; BALANTIDIUM; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EGYPT; ENTEROBIASIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GIARDIASIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TAPEWORM INFECTION; TRICHURIASIS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031905214     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(98)85006-6     Document Type: Article

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