Paper II — 2022 May (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme) — Q18

Paper II

2022 May (Supplementary) (2010 Scheme)

Question

Luminal amoebicides

Q180.3 marksShort Answers★✓

Answer

Diloxanide furoate, Iodoquinol — act only within the intestinal lumen against non-invasive Entamoeba histolytica cysts/trophozoites, without tissue-invasive amoebicidal activity; used to eradicate luminal infection and prevent relapse/transmission, typically after tissue amoebicide treatment of invasive disease.

Related Concepts

1. 1Antiamoebic Drugs

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