Randomized clinical study of nitazoxanide compared to metronidazole in the treatment of symptomatic giardiasis in children from Northern Peru

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1409-1415

  Ortiz, J J ^a   Ayoub, A ^b   Gargala, G ^c   Chegne, N L ^a   Favennec, L ^c,d  

^a Cajamarca General Hospital   (Peru)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^d HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE;

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PERU; THIAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034840448     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2001.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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