drpkaur
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A 23 yr old guy went out for dinner with his friends.Now he presents with bloody stools.On stool examination,ciliated trophozoites and cysts are seen.Which of the following drugs would u treat him with?
A)mebendazole
B)thiabendazole
C)praziquantel
D)metronidazole
E)tetracycline
with explanation.
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| Korotkoff
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Isn't this amoebic dysentry? Let's try metronidazole.
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| fox
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korotkoff, is amoeba ciliated?
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| icemaiden
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ciliated trophozoite and cysts---Balantidium coli. treatment is tertracycline
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| drpkaur
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very sharp eyes icemaiden--correct it's balantidium coli ,answer is tetracycline.....
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