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. 2010 Jul;83(1):171-3.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0742.

Short course combination therapy for giardiasis after nitroimidazole failure

Rogelio Lopez-Velez  1 , Carolina Batlle, Carolina Jiménez, Miriam Navarro, Francesca Norman, Jose Perez-Molina
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Short course combination therapy for giardiasis after nitroimidazole failure

Rogelio Lopez-Velez et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Recommended first line treatments for giardiasis include the nitroimidazoles and, recently, nitazoxanide. For refractory cases, a combination of two or more drugs may be a viable approach. A review of 10 patients with giardiasis refractory to nitroimidazoles with response to a short course (< 2 weeks), combined treatment is presented.

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