Giardia is the commonest parasitic diarrheal pathogen affecting humans and a frequent
cause of waterborne/foodborne parasitic diseases worldwide. Prevalence of giardiasis is …

Background: Giardiasis is an important cause of waterborne and foodborne diarrhea,
daycare center outbreaks, and traveler's diarrhea. Objective: The study aimed to provide an …

The use of chemotherapeutic drugs is the main resource against clinical giardiasis due to
the lack of approved vaccines. Resistance of G. duodenalis to the most used drugs to treat …

Giardia parasites are ubiquitous protozoans of global importance that impact a wide range
of animals including humans. They are the most common enteric pathogen of cats and dogs …

Box 1 summarises the risk factors for acquisition of Giardia in high income countries. Travel
to low income settings is a common risk factor, with the highest risk areas being South Asia …

A combination of a 5-nitroimidazole and albendazole or mebendazole, and quinacrine
monotherapy, are rational choices in nitroimidazole refractory infections, but randomized …

Background Giardia intestinalis is microaerophilic diarrhoea-causing protozoan common in
countries with suboptimal sanitation. Standard treatment is with nitroimidazoles, but a …

Rationale for review Giardiasis is one of the most common human protozoal infections
worldwide. First-line therapy of giardiasis includes nitroimidazole antibiotics. However …

Cyclosporiasis is a ubiquitous infection caused by an obligate intracellular protozoan
parasite known as Cyclospora cayetanensis (C. cayetanensis). The disease is characterized …

Background Giardiasis failing nitroimidazole first-line treatment is an emerging problem in
returning European travelers. We present data on the efficacy and tolerability of 2 second …