Treatment of non-invasive amoebiasis. A comparison between tinidazole alone and in combination with diloxanide furoate.

Abstract	Tinidazole (40 mg/kg body-weight in one daily dose for five days) and tinidazole (same dose) plus diloxanide furoate (20 mg/kg body-weight divided into three daily doses for 10 days) were compared as treatments for amoebiasis. The parasitic cure rates were 44 and 91% respectively. We cannot, therefore, recommend tinidazole alone in this dosage as a treatment for non-invasive amoebiasis.
Authors	P Pehrson, E Bengtsson
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg) Vol. 77 Issue 6 Pg. 845-6 ( 1983) ISSN: 0035-9203 [Print] England
PMID	6665837 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References	Amebicides Furans Nitroimidazoles Tinidazole diloxanide furoate
Topics	Adolescent Adult Aged Amebiasis (drug therapy) Amebicides (therapeutic use) Child Drug Therapy, Combination Furans (therapeutic use) Humans Middle Aged Nitroimidazoles (therapeutic use) Tinidazole (therapeutic use)

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