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Is nitazoxanide an effective treatment for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related cryptosporidiosis?

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boxed-textRossignol JF (2006) Nitazoxanide in the treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related cryptosporidiosis: results of the United States compassionate use program in 365 patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 24: 887–894

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  1. CL Sears is a Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,

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  2. BD Kirkpatrick is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.,

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Sears, C., Kirkpatrick, B. Is nitazoxanide an effective treatment for patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related cryptosporidiosis?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 136–137 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0737

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