Efficacy and safety of nitazoxanide, albendazole, and nitazoxanide-albendazole against Trichuris trichiura infection: a randomized controlled trial.

The currently used anthelmintic drugs, in single oral application, have low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura infection, and hence novel anthelmintic drugs are needed. Nitazoxanide has been suggested as potential drug candidate.The efficacy and safety of a single oral dose of nitazoxanide (1,000...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Speich, Shaali M Ame, Said M Ali, Rainer Alles, Jan Hattendorf, Jürg Utzinger, Marco Albonico, Jennifer Keiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3367984?pdf=render