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gastroenteritis - giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)

Advices

≥ 18 years
Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
 1st choice 		Medication:

metronidazol po 500mg 3dd 7 days
Priority:
 2nd choice 		Medication:

albendazol po 400mg 1dd 5 days
≥ 18 years

Indications: Bestaande zwangerschap
Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
 1st choice 		Medication:

paromomycine po 500mg 3dd 7 days

General comments

Bij bestaande zwangerschap zijn metronidazol, albendazol gecontraindiceerd.

Paromomycine is niet geregistreerd op Curacao. Overleg met apotheker over beschikbaarheid en importmogelijkheden.

Sources

  1. Pubmed.gov publication # 17223627

    Ali V, Nozaki T (2007) Current therapeutics, their problems, and sulfur-containing-amino-acid metabolism as a novel target against infections by "amitochondriate" protozoan parasites. Clin Microbiol Rev. 20: 164-87

  2. Pubmed.gov publication # 23235648

    Granados CE, Reveiz L, Uribe LG, Criollo CP (2012) Drugs for treating giardiasis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 12:CD007787.

  3. Pubmed.gov publication # 17696791

    Escobedo AA, Cimerman S (2007) Giardiasis: a pharmacotherapy review. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 8(12):1885-902.

  4. http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/campbell/drugs_for_parasites.pdf

    Medical Letter 2004, Drugs for parasitic infections

Antimicrobial resources

The following antimicrobial agents have been used in these recommendations:

External antimicrobial resources
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Metadata

Swab vid: G-434763.1
Updated: 05/17/2018 - 21:45
Status: Published