Pir Mohammad Khan, Najib.
Combination Therapy of Diloxanide Furoate and Metronidazole in Intestinal Amoebiasis, Giardiasis.
Pak J Gastroenterol Jan ;12(1-2):0-.

In this study of 20 patients 17 cases were evaluated. Patients of either sex, age over 18 years with fresh sample of stool test being positive for E. Histolytic or Giardia lamblia (cysts / vegatative) were included. Following patients were excluded: Those who had taken antibiotics, Antiamoebic treatment in the last one week, Pregnant / lactating women, those who had a previous history of hypersensitivity to the drugs. Results showed that Metronidazole and Diloxanide furoate combination is effective in treating amoebiasis and giardiasis. 94% clinical cure rate was seen as one case of amoebiasis group had mild abdominal pain on day 10. 100% parasitological cure seen in both types of cases. The combination of metronidazole and diloxanide furoate was found to be safe and tolerable by all the patients.

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