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Improvement of symptoms in Giardia and Blastocystis infected children 3 weeks after nitazoxanide treatment
| Symptoms | G. intestinalis (n = 12) | B. hominis (n = 12) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | |
| Before treatment | ||||
| Asymptomatic | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Symptomatic | 12 | 100.0 | 12 | 100.0 |
| After treatment | ||||
| Asymptomatic | 9 | 75.0 | 11 | 91.7 |
| Symptomatic | 3 | 25.0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| MHp | 0.003* | 0.001* | ||
MHp: p value of Marginal Homogeneity Test
*Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
