The goal of therapy is to eradicate the parasite antiamibiana in intestinal and extraintestinal. The available drugs may act at different sites: lumen, intestinal wall or systemically.
Drugs:
- metronidazole: a drug of choice for invasive amebiasis as luminal, effective against trophozoites, low toxicity, contraindicated in pregnancy. Dosage: 750mg three times a day for 7-10 days.
- diloxanide furoate: efficient, available only in USA
- Diyodohidroquinolina: 60-70% effective, contraindicated in patients with thyroid disease.
- Other drugs tissue action: paromomycin, chloroquine, emetine and dihidrometina.
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