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gastroenteritis - giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)

Advices

1 months - 18 years
Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
1st choice
Medication:

metronidazol po 3 days

Remarks:

SWAB remarks

Dosis metronidazol: https://www.kinderformularium.nl/geneesmiddel/100/metronidazol

General comments

Bij onvoldoende effect en/of recidief

Behandeling is alleen geïndiceerd wanneer er sprake is van klachten. De behandeling van asymptomatische familieleden ter voorkoming van transmissie is niet zinvol.

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:

  • metronidazol
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Metadata

Swab vid: G-271571.4
Updated: 09/03/2019 - 13:04
Status: Published