Paediatric Giardiasis: Recent Advances in Therapeutic Management

Angel A. Escobedo^1,2,3*, Pedro Almirall^3,4, Maydel Alfonso⁵, Jony Jones⁵, Ivonne Avila⁶, Yohana Salazar⁷, Yaremis Del Sol⁸ and Nancy Duenas⁵

¹Academic Paediatric Hospital “Pedro Borras”, Calle F No. 616 Esquina 27, Plaza, La Habana, CP, Cuba

²Working Group on Zoonoses, International Society for Chemotherapy, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

³Committee on Clinical Parasitology, Panamerican Association for Infectious Diseases (Asociación Panamericana de Infectología), Panama

⁴Municipal Centre of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology “Plaza”, Calle 8 No. 406 esquina a 19, Plaza, La Habana, CP, Cuba

⁵Faculty of Medicine ‘Comandante Manuel Fajardo’, Calle D Esquina a Zapata, Plaza, La Habana, CP, Cuba

⁶Academic Paediatric Hospital “Centro Habana”, Benjumeda Y Morales, Cerro, La Habana, CP, Cuba

⁷National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, Calle Infanta No. 1158 Centro Habana, La Habana, CP, Cuba

⁸Central Clinic Cira García, Calle 20 No. 4101 Esquina a Ave 41, Playa, La Habana, Cuba