Giardiasis treatment in Turkish children with a single dose of ornidazole

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 918-920

  Özbilgin, Ahmet ^a   Ertan, Pelin ^a   Yereli, Kor ^a   Tamay, A Taylan ^a   Kurt, Özgür ^a   Degerli, Kenan ^a   Balcioglu, I Cüneyt ^a   Ok, Ülgen Z ^a   Onag, Ali ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BITERAL; FORMALDEHYDE; LUGOL; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; SECNIDAZOLE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ELIMINATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; SIDE EFFECT; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOZOITE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 0036989661     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0036554021000026962     Document Type: Article

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