What's the most effective treatment for giardiasis?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 270-272

  Kiser, Jeffrey D ^a   Paulson, Christopher P ^a   Brown, Cynthia ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; MEPACRINE; METRONIDAZOLE; NITAZOXANIDE; PLACEBO; TINIDAZOLE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENT;

BLOATING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; NOTE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; REVIEW;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; MEBENDAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; TINIDAZOLE;

EID: 42049114432     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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