Treatment of Dientamoeba fragilis infection with paromomycin

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 88-90

  Vandenberg, Olivier ^a,b   Souayah, Hichem ^a   Mouchet, Françoise ^a   Dediste, Anne ^a   Van Gool, Tom ^c,d  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Academic Medical   (Netherlands)

^d Harbour Hospital   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Dientamoeba fragilis; Paromomycin; Treatment; Triple feces test

Indexed keywords

PAROMOMYCIN;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AMEBICIDES; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAROMOMYCIN;

EID: 33846025808     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000247139.89191.91     Document Type: Article

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