Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 22nd Edition | Key antiprotozoal drugs: nitazoxanide (Cryptosporidium, Giardia), tinidazole (Giardia, amebiasis, trichomoniasis), metronidazole (amebiasis, giardiasis, trichomoniasis), atovaquone-proguanil and artemisinins (malaria), benznidazole/nifurtimox (Chagas), miltefosine (leishmaniasis), and pentamidine/suramin (trypanosomiasis). Drug selection depends on parasite species, resistance patterns, and host factors (G6PD, pregnancy, age).
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