Physiological aspects of nitro drug resistance in Giardia lamblia

For over 50 years, metronidazole and other nitro compounds such as nitazoxanide have been used as a therapy of choice against giardiasis and more and more frequently, resistance formation has been observed. Model systems allowing studies on biochemical aspects of resistance formation to nitro drugs...

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Main Authors: Joachim Müller, Andrew Hemphill, Norbert Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211320718300381