The propoline by duodenal intubation as a treatment of giardiasis

Authors

  • Yelec Estrada Guerra
  • Lourdes Víctores Jorge
  • José Antonio Camacho Assef
  • Kenia Rey Izquierdo
  • Iguer Isalgué González

Abstract

Introduction: giardiasis is an infectious disease of the intestine of universal distribution produced by a flagellated parasite, Giardia lamblia.

Objective: to evaluate the results of duodenal intubation with propoline in patients with giardiasis who presented recurrence after treatment with oral synthetic antiparasitic agents.

Method: an experimental research was carried out in the General Provincial Teaching Hospital "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola ", in the period from January to March 2014 in 22 patients diagnosed with giardiasis that did not respond to conventional treatments and met the inclusion criteria proposed in the study.

Results: giardiasis predominated in the female sex, prevailing ages between 21 and 30 years. A high percentage of patients presented an asymptomatic form of the infection and the most used previous treatment was tinidazole. 86,4 % of the patients responded positively to the treatment.

Conclusions: propoline therapy was useful in patients diagnosed with giardiasis who did not respond to usual medication treatments

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Author Biographies

Yelec Estrada Guerra

Máster en Procederes Diagnósticos en el Primer Nivel de Salud. Especialista de Primer Grado en Gastroenterología. Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente. Investigador Agregado. Hospital General Provincial Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Lourdes Víctores Jorge

Técnica en Gastroenterología. Hospital General Provincial Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

José Antonio Camacho Assef

Máster en Enfermedades Infecciosas. Especialista de Segundo Grado en Gastroenterología. Profesor Asistente. Investigador Agregado. Hospital General Provincial Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Kenia Rey Izquierdo

Licenciada en Enfermería. Hospital General Provincial Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Iguer Isalgué González

Especialista de Primer Grado en Gastroenterología. Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Hospital General Provincial Docente “Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola”. Ciego de Ávila, Cuba

Published

2017-03-02

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Estrada Guerra Y, Víctores Jorge L, Camacho Assef JA, Rey Izquierdo K, Isalgué González I. The propoline by duodenal intubation as a treatment of giardiasis. Mediciego [Internet]. 2017 Mar. 2 [cited 2024 Nov. 24];23(3):19-23. Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/578

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