In:
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 57, No. 6 ( 2013-06), p. 2821-2823
Kurzfassung:
Nitazoxanide and three halogeno-thiazolides, RM-4850, RM-4865, and RM-5038, were tested against Cryptosporidium parvum in experimentally infected immunosuppressed Mongolian gerbils. Daily 400-mg/kg doses of the four test drugs for 5 to 8 consecutive days produced similar reductions of oocyst shedding. Using early-infected gerbils, a shorter 4-day treatment with RM-5038 reduced oocyst shedding by 95%, compared to 47% for nitazoxanide ( P = 0.02), suggesting that RM-5038 is more effective than nitazoxanide under the experimental conditions used.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0066-4804
,
1098-6596
DOI:
10.1128/AAC.01538-12
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
American Society for Microbiology
Publikationsdatum:
2013
ZDB Id:
1496156-8
SSG:
12
SSG:
15,3