Comparison of chloroquine, albendazole and tinidazole in the treatment of children with giardiasis

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 367-371

  Escobedo, A A ^a   Nunez F A ^b   Moreira, I ^b   Vega, E ^a   Pareja, A ^c   Almirall, P ^d  

^a Academic Paediatric Hospital 'Pedro Borrás'   (Cuba)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN MARTÍN DE PORRES   (Peru)

^d Hospital 'Carlos J Finlay'   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CHLOROQUINE; TINIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG TOLERANCE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037899481     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349803235002290     Document Type: Article

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