Combination therapy in the management of giardiasis: What laboratory and clinical studies tell us, so far
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- 作者：Angel A. Escobedoa ; b ; c ; 1 ; escobedo@infomed.sld.cu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Marco Lalled ; 1 ; marco.lalle@iss.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Nana I. Hrastnike ; Alfonso J. Rodrí ; guez-Moralesb ; c ; f ; g ; Enrique Castro-Sá ; nchezh ; Sé ; rgio Cimermanc ; i ; Pedro Almirallc ; j ; Jony Jonesk
- 关键词：Giardia ; Giardiasis ; Combination therapy ; 5-Nitroimidazoles ; Albendazole ; Metronidazole ; Nitazoxanide ; Quinacrine ; Tinidazole
- 刊名：Acta Tropica
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：October 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：162
- 期：Complete
- 页码：196-205
- 全文大小：826 K
文摘
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Treatment failures are not uncommon in giardiasis.
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Published studies have shown combination therapy in giardiasis to be safe and effective.
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Observations ncourage the study of combinations of metronidazole with albendazole or quinacrine.
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Combination therapy could be a useful alternative in the case of treatment failures linked to suspected drug tolerance.