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Chemical compound
Ronidazole is an
antiprotozoal agent used in
veterinary medicine for the treatment of
histomoniasis and
swine
dysentery
[1]
[2] as well as
Trichomonas gallinae, hexamitosis,
Giardia, and
Cochlosoma in all aviary birds and pigeons.
[3] It may also have use for the treatment of
Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats
[4]
[5]
[6] and for the treatment of
Clostridioides difficile infection in humans.
[7]
References
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^ Sullivan, T.W.; Grace, O.D.; Aksoy, Ayhan (1977-03-01).
"Influence of Level, Timing and Duration of Ronidazole Water Medication on Histomoniasis in Turkeys1". Poultry Science. 56 (2): 571–576.
doi:
10.3382/ps.0560571.
ISSN
0032-5791.
PMID
564505.
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^ Olson, L. D.; Rodabaugh, D. E. (July 1976).
"Ronidazole in low concentrations in drinking water for treatment and development of immunity to swine dysentery". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 37 (7): 763–767.
ISSN
0002-9645.
PMID
937800.
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^
"Ronidazole". All Bird Products.
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^ Gunn-Moore, Danielle; Lalor, Stephanie (2011-01-01).
"Treatment of diarrhoea in cats caused by Tritrichomonas foetus".
Veterinary Record. 168 (2): 56–57.
doi:
10.1136/vr.d189.
ISSN
0042-4900.
PMID
21257565.
S2CID
207041640.
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^
"Tritrichomonas foetus infection in cats and treatment with RONIDAZOLE" (PDF).
University of Edinburgh. December 2009.
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^ Davidson, Gigi S. (December 2006).
"Ronidazole in the treatment of trichomonad infections in cats". International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding. 10 (6): 434–435.
ISSN
1092-4221.
PMID
23974416.
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^ AbdelKhalek, Ahmed; Seleem, Mohamed N. (December 2020).
"Repurposing the Veterinary Antiprotozoal Drug Ronidazole for the Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infection".
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 56 (6): 106188.
doi:
10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106188.
ISSN
1872-7913.
PMC
7704610.
PMID
33045352.