title: The treatment of giardiasis.
abstract: Very effective treatment for giardiasis is available. There is little to choose in efficacy between the major drugs I have mentioned, used at optimum dosage, but mepacrine probably has a higher frequency of unwanted effects than many of the newer drugs, and the required duration of treatment is longer. Tinidazole is a very promising drug, being effective in single dosage with infrequent side effects.
mesh_terms: D005664:Furazolidone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011796:Quinacrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014011:Tinidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007093:Imidazoles; D014011:Tinidazole; D008795:Metronidazole; D005664:Furazolidone; D011796:Quinacrine