Protozoa |
Giardia intestinalis
| Metronidazole 400 mg tds 7–10 days80 | Tinidazole 2 g single dose80 |
Cryptosporidium parvum
| ?Paromomycin 500 mg qds71 | ?Nitazoxanide14 |
Cyclospora cayetanensis
| TMP-SMX 2 tabs bd 7 days79 | |
Isospora belli
| TMP-SMX 2 tabs qds 10 days | |
Microsporidia |
Encephalitozoon intestinalis
| ? Albendazole 400 mg bd 14–28 days73 | ?Furazolidone 100 mg qds 20 days76 |
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
| ? Atovaquone75 | |
Entamoeba histolytica
| See table 5 | |
Balantidium coli
| See table 5 | |
Helminths |
Strongyloides stercoralis
| Albendazole 400 mg od 3 days | Thiabendazole 25 mg/kg bd 2–3 days |
Schistosoma spp
| Praziquantel 2–3 doses on day 1 | Ivermectin 100–200 μg/kg od 2 days |
S mansoni, S haematobium
| Praziquantel 40 mg/kg/d | |
S japonicum
| Praziquantel 60 mg/kg/d | |
Virus |
Cytomegalovirus | Ganciclovir 5 mg/kg bd 14–21 days | Foscarnet 60 mg/kg tds 14–21 days maintenance therapy required |