Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2011
A 30-year-old patient complains about having abdominal pain and diarrhea for five days; body temperature rise up to 37,5°C along with chills. The day before a patient had been in a forest and drunk from an open water reservoir. Laboratory analyzes enabled to make the following diagnosis: amebic dysentery. What is the drug of choice for its treatment?
Answer options
- Levomycetin
- Emetine hydrochloride
- Furazolidonum
- Phthalazol
- Metronidazole
Correct answer
Metronidazole
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