In the treatment of intestinal of intestinal and extraintestinal amoebiasis which of the following drug is useful____________?
Correct answer: B. Metronidazole
- A. Diloxane
- B. Metronidazole
- C. Chloroquine
- D. Cefaclor
Explanation
Metronidazole reaches the intestinal wall and extraintestinal tissues, so it treats invasive intestinal and hepatic amoebiasis. Diloxanide is mainly a luminal amoebicide, whereas chloroquine is not the usual primary treatment for intestinal disease.
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