Efficacy of 5-nitroimidazoles for the treatment of giardiasis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

• Main Authors: Vinay Pasupuleti (Author), Angel Arturo Escobedo (Author), Abhishek Deshpande (Author), Priyaleela Thota (Author), Yuani Roman (Author), Adrian V Hernandez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Giardiasis is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease worldwide and 5-nitroimidazoles (5-NI) are the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of giardiasis. We evaluated the efficacy of 5-nitroimidazoles (5-NI) in the treatment of giardiasis in a systematic review of r...