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==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
Pharmocotherapy for ''[[Entamoeba|E histolytica]]'' include: | |||
Pharmocotherapy for ''[[Entamoeba|E histolytica]]'' include | |||
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|Metronidazole 800mg tid X 5 days<br> Tinidazole 1 gm bd X 3 days | |Metronidazole 800mg tid X 5 days<br> Tinidazole 1 gm bd X 3 days | ||
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Current treatment recommendations of ''[[Entamoeba|E histolytica]]'' includes | |||
Antibiotic treatment | Antibiotic treatment | ||
Invasive therapeutic procedures | Invasive therapeutic procedures | ||
1: ultrasound guided needle aspiration, percutaneous catheter drainage and open surgical abscess drainage | 1: ultrasound guided needle aspiration, percutaneous catheter drainage, and open surgical abscess drainage | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
Pharmocotherapy for E histolytica include:
| Site Of Infection | Treatment |
|---|---|
| Intraluminal infection | Iodoquinol 650mg tid X 20 days Diloxanide furoate 500mg tid X 20 days Paramomycin 30mg/kg/day X 10 days (in 3 divided doses) |
| Amoebic liver abscess | Metronidazole 800mg tid PO X 10days (500mg qid IV) |
| Invasive colitis | Metronidazole 800mg tid X 5 days Tinidazole 1 gm bd X 3 days |
Current treatment recommendations of E histolytica includes
Antibiotic treatment Invasive therapeutic procedures 1: ultrasound guided needle aspiration, percutaneous catheter drainage, and open surgical abscess drainage