Effect of nitazoxanide for treatment of severe rotavirus diarrhoea: randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 368, Issue 9530, 2006, Pages 124-129

  Rossignol, Jean François ^a   Abu Zekry, Mona ^b   Hussein, Abeer ^b   Santoro, M Gabriella ^c  

^a Romark Institute for Medical Research   (United States)

^b Cairo University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITAZOXANIDE; PLACEBO; TIZOXANIDE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 33745590112     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68852-1     Document Type: Article

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