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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Nitazoxanide in the treatment of viral gastroenteritis: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Volume 24, No. 10, Year 2006
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Background: Enteric viruses including noroviruses and rotavirus are leading causes of diarrhoeal disease and gastroenteritis worldwide, and there is no effective treatment. Aim: To evaluate nitazoxanide, a thiazolide anti-infective agent, in treating viral gastroenteritis in adults and adolescents. Methods: 50 out-patients at least 12 years of age (mean 33.5 years) presenting with diarrhoea and stool-positive by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for norovirus, rotavirus or adenovirus were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Patients were randomly assigned either nitazoxanide 500 mg or placebo twice daily for 3 days. The primary end point was time from first dose to resolution of symptoms. Analysis was modified intent-to-treat for 45 patients, excluding five patients with other identified enteropathogens at baseline. Results: The median time from first dose to resolution of symptoms was 1.5 days (IQR: 0.5-2.5) for nitazoxanide-treated patients and 2.5 days (IQR: 1.5-4.5) for the placebo group. Significant reductions in time to resolution of symptoms were observed for all patients analysed (P < 0.0001) and for subsets of patients with rotavirus (P = 0.0052) and norovirus (P = 0.0295). The number of patients with adenovirus (n = 5) was too small to draw any conclusion. No significant adverse events were reported. Conclusions: Nitazoxanide may play an important role in managing viral gastroenteritis in adults. © 2006 The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rossignol, Jean François A.
United States, Tampa
Romark Institute for Medical Research
El-Gohary, Yehia M.
Egypt, Alexandria
Faculty of Medicine
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Citations: 171
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
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Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2036.2006.03128.x
ISSN:
02692813
e-ISSN:
13652036
Research Areas
Disability
Infectious Diseases