Re: Pregnant giardiasis :)
meduploader - 05-30-09 13:42

1st and 3rd ----Metronidazole
2nd---- Paromomycin

Re: Pregnant giardiasis :)
harry206 - 05-30-09 14:57

correct answer :)

Re: Pregnant giardiasis :)
zkadhem - 05-30-09 17:18

Harry, who is the pregnant the giardia, or what?
sorry, just joking.

Yes, meduploader is right

Re: Pregnant giardiasis :)
mtniharika - 11-21-09 10:14

Drug use during pregnancy and lactation
Pregnant patients who are infected but asymptomatic are advised not to receive treatment for giardia because there are underlying risks in current therapies.For instance, metronidazole is rapidly absorbed and easily enters fetal circulation. Studies have shown mixed results regarding the adverse effects of metronidazole on the development of the fetus. the infants of mothers who took metronidazole during the first trimester of pregnancy were found to developed drug-associated malformation.[Paramomycin is the choice of drug for treating pregnant women infected with giardia because it is poorly absorbed by the mother and excreted almost 100% in feces; hardly any of the drugs would reach the fetus.

Re: Pregnant giardiasis :)
babbu5508 - 02-23-11 01:53

The most sensitive test for diagnosing Giardiasis is ELISA and should be done prior to performing stool ova and parasites (commonly called O&P) and string testing