Treatment of Giardiasis after Nonresponse to Nitroimidazole

During January 2008–October 2013, a total of 12 cases of giardiasis at the Chaim Sheba and Shaare Zedek Medical Centers, Israel, did not respond to nitroimidazole; 83.3% were associated with travel and 33% with immunoglobulin deficiency. Among 110 published cases, the most effective treatment was qu...

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Autores principales: Meltzer, Eyal, Lachish, Tamar, Schwartz, Eli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193167/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25271363
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140073
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description During January 2008–October 2013, a total of 12 cases of giardiasis at the Chaim Sheba and Shaare Zedek Medical Centers, Israel, did not respond to nitroimidazole; 83.3% were associated with travel and 33% with immunoglobulin deficiency. Among 110 published cases, the most effective treatment was quinacrine (efficacy 90%–100%), but its availability is limited.
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spelling pubmed-41931672014-10-14 Treatment of Giardiasis after Nonresponse to Nitroimidazole Meltzer, Eyal Lachish, Tamar Schwartz, Eli Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch During January 2008–October 2013, a total of 12 cases of giardiasis at the Chaim Sheba and Shaare Zedek Medical Centers, Israel, did not respond to nitroimidazole; 83.3% were associated with travel and 33% with immunoglobulin deficiency. Among 110 published cases, the most effective treatment was quinacrine (efficacy 90%–100%), but its availability is limited. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-10 /pmc/articles/PMC4193167/ /pubmed/25271363 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140073 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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