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  • Title: [Blastocystosis: nitazoxanide as a new therapeutic option].
    Author: Cimerman S, Ladeira MC, Iuliano WA.
    Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop; 2003; 36(3):415-7. PubMed ID: 12908045.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of a patient with AIDS and severe immunosuppression who developed diarrhea due to a vacuolar stage of Blastocystis hominis. The patient was treated with nitazoxanide, a 5-nitrothiazole broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent. We obtained complete remission of symptoms and eradication of the parasite. Nitazoxanide is a new treatment option for blastocystosis in AIDS patients. Further studies to test its efficacy are needed.
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