Nitazoxanide use in rota viral diarrhea. cure or controversy?

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1450-

  Babu, Thirunavukkarasu Arun ^a   Venkatesh, Chandrasekaran ^a  

^a Affiliated to Bharath University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITAZOXANIDE; PLACEBO;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; HUMANS; INFANT; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 78651093820     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0268-x     Document Type: Letter

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