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In [[medicine]], [[nitazoxanide]] is an [[antiprotozoal agent]] "5-nitrothiazolyl derivative used for a broad range of intestinal parasitic infections including [[cryptosporidium]] and [[giardia]]; it is a redox-active nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide prodrug; structure given in first source."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[medicine]], '''nitazoxanide''' is an [[antiprotozoal agent]] "5-nitrothiazolyl derivative used for a broad range of intestinal parasitic infections including [[cryptosporidium]] and [[giardia]]; it is a redox-active nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide prodrug; structure given in first source."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>


It may also be effective for the treatment of [[pseudomembranous enterocolitis]].<ref name="pmid19133801">{{cite journal |author=Musher DM, Logan N, Bressler AM, Johnson DP, Rossignol JF |title=Nitazoxanide versus Vancomycin in Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2009 |month=January |pmid=19133801 |doi=10.1086/596552 |url=http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/596552?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dncbi.nlm.nih.gov |issn=}}</ref>
It may also be effective for the treatment of [[pseudomembranous enterocolitis]].<ref name="pmid19133801">{{cite journal |author=Musher DM, Logan N, Bressler AM, Johnson DP, Rossignol JF |title=Nitazoxanide versus Vancomycin in Clostridium difficile Infection: A Randomized, Double-Blind Study |journal=Clin. Infect. Dis. |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2009 |month=January |pmid=19133801 |doi=10.1086/596552 |url=http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/596552?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dncbi.nlm.nih.gov |issn=}}</ref>

Revision as of 10:32, 2 February 2009

In medicine, nitazoxanide is an antiprotozoal agent "5-nitrothiazolyl derivative used for a broad range of intestinal parasitic infections including cryptosporidium and giardia; it is a redox-active nitrothiazolyl-salicylamide prodrug; structure given in first source."[1]

It may also be effective for the treatment of pseudomembranous enterocolitis.[2]

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