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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: : Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]
Overview
Medical Therapy
Examples of several of the most commonly used treatments are provided in the table below. As always, treatment decisions should be individualized.
| Drug (1) | Dosage regimen for adults |
| Iodoquinol | 650 mg orally 3 times daily for 20 days |
| OR | |
| Paromomycin | 25–35 mg per kg per day orally, in 3 divided doses, for 7 days |
| OR | |
| Metronidazole (2) | 500–750 mg orally 3 times daily for 10 days |
(1). Not FDA-approved for this indication.
(2). Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole drug. The nitroimidazole drugs secnidazole and ornidazole have been used to treat D. fragilis infection but are unavailable in the United States.
External Link
http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/dientamoeba/health_professionals/index.html