Classifications
1-Tissue amoebicidial:
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Metronidazole Z and (tinidazole; expensive, single dose for 3 days) wide range of amoebiasis - dark urine, disulfaram
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Chloroquine Z Prophylaxis & Symptomatic treatment of Ovale & vivax sometimes falciparum but depends on resistance - Prevention of and treatment of amoebic liver abscess, hepatic amobeoasis, SLE, RA
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Emetine & Dihydroemetine Z intestinal or hepatic amoebiasis
2-Luminal amebicidal;
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Diloxinade Furpate Z & etofamide
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Iodoquinol Z & clioquinol
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Paromomycin; amino-glycoside Y & Tetracyclines Y
Life Cycle
