Current drug therapy of protozoal diarrhoea.
Protozoal infections of the gastrointestinal tract occur worldwide and have substantial morbidity and mortality. Prevalence is higher in the economically deprived regions of the world, especially the developing countries. Infections like amoebiasis and giardiasis have a worldwide distribution, being endemic in India. Apart from producing GI symptoms, growth and development of children is also impaired. It is seen that protozoa multiply rapidly in their hosts and as there is a lack of effective vaccines, chemotherapy has been the only practiced way to treat individuals and reduce transmission. The current treatment modalities for protozoal diarrhoea include 5-nitrosoimidazoles, iodoquinol, diloxanide furoate, paromomycin, chloroquine, and trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole.
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D017677:Age Distribution; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents