"Furazolidone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nitrofuran derivative with antiprotozoal and antibacterial activity. Furazolidone acts by gradual inhibition of monoamine oxidase. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p514)
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D005664
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.640.600.313 D03.383.129.462.600.500 D03.383.312.649.313
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Furazolidone" by people in Profiles.
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Effective therapeutic regimens in two South Asian countries with high resistance to major Helicobacter pylori antibiotics. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019; 8:40.
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Furazolidone, an Underutilized Drug for H. pylori Eradication: Lessons from Iran. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 08; 62(8):1890-1896.
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Furazolidone in Helicobacter pylori therapy: misunderstood and often unfairly maligned drug told in a story of French bread. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2012 Jan-Feb; 18(1):1-2.
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Furazolidone- and nitrofurantoin-resistant Helicobacter pylori: prevalence and role of genes involved in metronidazole resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Jan; 45(1):306-8.
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Furazolidone combination therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection in the United States. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2000 Feb; 14(2):211-5.
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Furazolidone, amoxycillin, bismuth triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori infection. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1997 Jun; 11(3):529-32.
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A comparative study of furazolidone and placebo in addition to oral rehydration in the treatment of acute infantile diarrhea. Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl. 1989; 169:39-46.