Albendazole versus metronidazole treatment of adult giardiasis: An open randomized clinical study
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A comparative clinical trial of albendazole versus metronidazole in giardiasis.
The adverse effects and treatment failures to some of the currently recommended drugs for giardia infection have given rise to the need for alternative antigiardial agents. In an open, randomized parallel group study, the safety and efficacy of albendazole was compared with that of metronidazole for the treatment of giardiasis in children. Sixty two children aged between 2-12 years were randomi...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1007-9327
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i8.1215