Treatment of diarrhea caused by Giardia intestinalis and Entamoeba histolytica or E. dispar: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of nitazoxanide

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 381-384

  Rossignol, Jean François ^a   Ayoub, Ayman ^b,c   Ayers, Marc S ^a  

^a Romark Institute for Medical Research   (United States)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITAZOXANIDE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMEBIASIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; ENTAMOEBA DISPAR; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; FEMALE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSENTERY, AMEBIC; ENTAMOEBA; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0035426162     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/322038     Document Type: Article

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