In Vitro Antiamoebic Activity of Iranian Allium sativum in Comparison With Metronidazole against Entamoeba histolytica

Background: Amoebiasis is due to infection with the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. The patients infected with E. histolytica must be treated right after definite diagnosis and no need to treat infected individuals with E. dispar isolates. Metronidazole is used as a drug of choice against...

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Main Authors: A Abadi, SJ Seyyed Tabaei, H Komeilizadeh, A Haghighi, M Behnia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12316.pdf&manuscript_id=12316