TABLE 1.

Current treatment recommendations for amoebic liver abscess (ALA)

Treatment phase*	Drug	Dose
		Adult	Pediatric
Initial treatment of ALA	Metronidazole	750 mg PO TID × 7–10 days	35–50 mg/kg/day DIVIDED TID × 7–10 days
	Tinidazole (not available in Canada)	2 g once PO daily × 3 days	>3 years: 50 mg/kg/day (max 2 g) PO in 1 dose × 3 days
Clearance of luminal cysts	Iodoquinol	650 mg PO TID × 20 days	30–40 mg/kg/day DIVIDED TID × 20 days (max 2 g/day)
	Paromomycin	500 mg PO TID × 7 days OR  25–35 mg/kg/day DIVIDED TID × 7 days	25–35 mg/kg/day DIVIDED TID × 7 days

^*Select one drug for the initial phase of treatment, which should then be followed by a second drug for clearance of cysts. max Maximum; PO Per oral; TID Three times daily