SENSITIVITY INVITRO OF GIARDIA-INTESTINALIS TO DYADIC COMBINATIONS OF AZITHROMYCIN, DOXYCYCLINE, MEFLOQUINE, TINIDAZOLE AND FURAZOLIDONE

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CROUCH, AA [1 ]
SEOW, WK [1 ]
WHITMAN, LM [1 ]
THONG, YH [1 ]
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[1] UNIV QUEENSLAND,MATER CHILDRENS HOSP,DEPT CHILD HLTH,IMMUNOBIOL LAB,BRISBANE 4101,AUSTRALIA
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10.1016/0035-9203(90)90273-H
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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The new macrolide antibiotic, azithromycin, produced significant growth inhibition of Giardia intestinalis at 100 μg/ml, but adherence inhibition was significant at concentrations as low as 1 μg/ml for the two strains used in these experiments. The dyadic combinations of azithromycin-furazolidone, doxycycline-mefloquine, doxycycline-tinidazole and mefloquine-tinidazole were synergistic for inhibition of adherence. These results suggest that these dyadic combinations may be worthy of consideration for chemotherapy of recalcitrant giardiasis. © 1990 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
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