pH-Dependent Molecular Gate Mesoporous Microparticles for Biological Control of <i>Giardia intestinalis</i>

• Main Authors: Isabel González-Alvarez (Author), Verónica Vivancos (Author), Carmen Coll (Author), Bárbara Sánchez-Dengra (Author), Elena Aznar (Author), Alejandro Ruiz-Picazo (Author), Marival Bermejo (Author), Félix Sancenón (Author), María Auxiliadora Dea-Ayuela (Author), Marta Gonzalez-Alvarez (Author), Ramón Martínez-Máñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Giardiasis is a parasitism produced by the protozoa <i>Giardia intestinalis</i> that lives as trophozoite in the small intestine (mainly in the duodenum) attached to the intestinal villus by means of billed discs. The first line treatment is metronidazole, a drug with high bioavailabilit...