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Furazolidone and metronidazole in the treatment of giardiasis

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Eighty-one children with giardiasis have been studied clinically and the response to treatment with metronidazole (Flagyl) and furazolidine (Furoxone) has been evaluated. Success rate with Flagyl was 95.6 per cent and with Furoxone 94.4 per cent. Apart from nausea or vomiting in a few cases no significant side-effect was noted.

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    Brjendra K. Garg

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From the Department of Pediatrics, L.L.R.M. Medical College, Meerut (U.P.).

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Garg, B.K. Furazolidone and metronidazole in the treatment of giardiasis. Indian J Pediatr 39, 264–266 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02756213

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