Successful Treatment with Nitazoxanide of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Microsporidiosis in a Patient with AIDS
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 44 (1) , 167-168
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.44.1.167-168.2000
Abstract
A patient with AIDS and chronic diarrhea caused by Enterocytozoon bieneusi was successfully treated with nitazoxanide, producing a complete clinical and parasitological response, while off of antiviral therapy. This suggests that nitazoxanide may be effective in treating microsporidiosis caused by E. bieneusi , a disease for which there is no established treatment.Keywords
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