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gastroenteritis - giardiasis (Giardia lamblia)

Advices

1 months - 18 years
Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
1st choice
Medication:

metronidazol po 3 days

Remarks:

SWAB remarks

Dosis metronidazol: https://www.kinderformularium.nl/geneesmiddel/100/metronidazol

1 months - 18 years

Indications: Bij onvoldoende effect korte duur metronidazol

Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
1st choice
Medication:

metronidazol po 7 days

Remarks:

SWAB remarks

Dosis metronidazol: https://www.kinderformularium.nl/geneesmiddel/100/metronidazol. Bij onvoldoende effect korte duur metronidazol.

1 months - 18 years

Indications: Bij onvoldoende effect korte duur metronidazol

Priority Medication Remarks
Priority:
2nd choice
Medication:

paromomycine po 7 days

Remarks:

SWAB remarks

Dosis paromomycine: https://www.kinderformularium.nl/geneesmiddel/25/paromomycine

General comments

Eerste keus is een korte kuur metronidazol, bij onvoldoende effect gevolgd door de langere kuur.

Paromomycine is in Nederland niet geregistreerd. Apotheken kunnen het middel met een artsenverklaring bestellen.

Sources

  1. Pubmed.gov publication # 17223627

    Ali V, Nozaki T (2007) Current therapeutics, their problems, and sulfur-containing-amino-acid metabolism as a novel target against infections by "amitochondriate" protozoan parasites. Clin Microbiol Rev. 20: 164-87

  2. Pubmed.gov publication # 23235648

    Granados CE, Reveiz L, Uribe LG, Criollo CP (2012) Drugs for treating giardiasis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 12:CD007787.

  3. Pubmed.gov publication # 17696791

    Escobedo AA, Cimerman S (2007) Giardiasis: a pharmacotherapy review. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 8(12):1885-902.

  4. http://www.mimg.ucla.edu/faculty/campbell/drugs_for_parasites.pdf

    Medical Letter 2004, Drugs for parasitic infections

Antimicrobial resources

The following antimicrobial agents have been used in these recommendations:

  • metronidazol
  • paromomycine
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Metadata

Swab vid: G-271571.4
Updated: 06/03/2019 - 12:23
Status: Published