Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country
Background. Acute diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality, with rotavirus being an important pathogen. Nitazoxanide, an antiparasitic agent, has been shown to inhibit rotavirus. Objective. This double-blind, randomized trial was designed to study the role of nitazoxanide in acut...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:2f670f9263a14364be724e6c8e06d4eb 2024-09-09T19:25:49+00:00 Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country Samarendra Mahapatro Nijwm Mahilary Amit Kumar Satapathy Rashmi Ranjan Das 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7942515 https://doaj.org/article/2f670f9263a14364be724e6c8e06d4eb EN eng Wiley http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7942515 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2017/7942515 https://doaj.org/article/2f670f9263a14364be724e6c8e06d4eb Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7942515 2024-08-05T17:48:35Z Background. Acute diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality, with rotavirus being an important pathogen. Nitazoxanide, an antiparasitic agent, has been shown to inhibit rotavirus. Objective. This double-blind, randomized trial was designed to study the role of nitazoxanide in acute rotavirus diarrhea. Methods. Of 174 children (12 months to 5 years) with acute diarrhea, 50 rotavirus positive cases were randomized. The intervention group received syrup nitazoxanide twice daily (100 mg in 12–47 months, 200 mg in ≥4 yr) for 3 days along with standard treatment of diarrhea. Duration of diarrhea was the primary outcome measure. Results. The median duration (hrs) of diarrhea (54 versus 80; 95% CI: –26 [–13.2 to –38.8]) and hospitalization (68 versus 90; 95% CI: –22 [–12.98 to –31.02]) was significantly shorter in the nitazoxanide group. No significant difference was seen in the median duration (hrs) of fever or vomiting or the proportion of children requiring parenteral rehydration. There was no report of any adverse events. Conclusions. Oral nitazoxanide is effective and safe in the management of acute rotavirus diarrhea in Indian children (CTRI REF/2016/10/012507). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Indian Journal of Tropical Medicine 2017 1 5 |
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Background. Acute diarrhea is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality, with rotavirus being an important pathogen. Nitazoxanide, an antiparasitic agent, has been shown to inhibit rotavirus. Objective. This double-blind, randomized trial was designed to study the role of nitazoxanide in acute rotavirus diarrhea. Methods. Of 174 children (12 months to 5 years) with acute diarrhea, 50 rotavirus positive cases were randomized. The intervention group received syrup nitazoxanide twice daily (100 mg in 12–47 months, 200 mg in ≥4 yr) for 3 days along with standard treatment of diarrhea. Duration of diarrhea was the primary outcome measure. Results. The median duration (hrs) of diarrhea (54 versus 80; 95% CI: –26 [–13.2 to –38.8]) and hospitalization (68 versus 90; 95% CI: –22 [–12.98 to –31.02]) was significantly shorter in the nitazoxanide group. No significant difference was seen in the median duration (hrs) of fever or vomiting or the proportion of children requiring parenteral rehydration. There was no report of any adverse events. Conclusions. Oral nitazoxanide is effective and safe in the management of acute rotavirus diarrhea in Indian children (CTRI REF/2016/10/012507). |
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Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country |
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Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country |
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Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country |
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