Treatment of diarrhea caused by Cryptosporidium parvum: A prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of nitazoxanide

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-106

  Rossignol, Jean Francois A ^a   Ayoub, Ayman ^b   Ayers, Marc S ^a  

^a Romark Institute for Medical Research   (United States)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; NITAZOXANIDE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0035399892     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/321008     Document Type: Article

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