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Amebiasis

[Entamoeba histolytica]

Treatment Information

For asymptomatic infections, paromomycin or iodoquinol are the drugs of choice. For symptomatic intestinal disease or extraintestinal infections (e.g., hepatic abscess), the drugs of choice are metronidazole or tinidazole, immediately followed by treatment with paromomycin or iodoquinol.

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This information is provided as an informational resource for licensed health care providers as guidance only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional judgment.