Treatment of intestinal parasitic infections: A review of nitazoxanide

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 95-97

  Gilles, Herbert M ^a   Hoffman, Paul S ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DILOXANIDE FUROATE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; NITROIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIASIS; HELMINTH; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARASITOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA; VERMES;

EID: 0036498338     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02205-X     Document Type: Review

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