Successful treatment of metronidazole- and albendazole-resistant giardiasis with nitazoxanide in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of metronidazole- and albendazole-resistant giardiasis in a patient with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was successfully treated with nitazoxanide (1.5 g twice a day for 30 days). Animal studies and in vitro assays showed that the isolate was resistant to both metronidazole and albendazole and susceptible to nitazoxanide.
Medical subject headings
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Albendazole
- Antiprotozoal Agents
- Giardiasis
- Metronidazole
- Thiazoles