Evaluation of nitazoxanide treatment following triclabendazole failure in an outbreak of human fascioliasis in Upper Egypt.

• Main Authors: Haidi Karam-Allah Ramadan (Author), Waleed Attia Hassan (Author), Nahed Ahmed Elossily (Author), Alzahraa Abdelraouf Ahmad (Author), Adnan Ahmed Mohamed (Author), Alaa Soliman Abd-Elkader (Author), Eman M Nagiub Abdelsalam (Author), Hani M J Khojah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Fascioliasis is a neglected zoonosis with major public health implications in humans. Although triclabendazole (TCBZ) is the drug of choice, there are records of TCBZ failure worldwide. TCBZ-resistant fascioliasis is treated with alternative approved drugs including ni...