Introducing nitazoxanide as a promising alternative treatment for symptomatic to metronidazole-resistant giardiasis in clinical isolates
Author(s) -
Tahereh Mikaeili Galeh,
Abdolhassan Kazemi,
Mahmoud MahamiOskouei,
Behzad Baradaran,
Adel Spotin,
Seddigheh Sarafraz,
Majid Karamat
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 52
ISSN - 1995-7645
DOI - 10.1016/j.apjtm.2016.07.013
Subject(s) - nitazoxanide , metronidazole , medicine , traditional medicine , pharmacology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology
To identify the frequencies (F) of ferredoxin and nitroreductase mutations on Iranian clinical isolates of Giardia lamblia in order to predict whether the nitazoxanide can be prescribed as suitable drug for symptomatic to metronidazole-resistant giardiasis.
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