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MENDEZ PEREZ, Nazarina Ivonne; CALUNGA FERNANDEZ, José L.  e  MENENDEZ CEPERO, Silvia. Ozonoterapia en el síndrome de malabsorción intestinal secundario a parasitismo por Giardia lamblia: estudio preliminar. Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd [online]. 2003, vol.22, n.3, pp.145-149. ISSN 0864-0300.

The effect of combined ozone therapy (oral OLEOZON® and rectal ozone therapy) on the syndrome of intestinal malabsorption secondary to intestinal parasitism caused by Giardia lamblia was studied. 186 patients were selected and dividided into 3 groups of 62 patients each. The first group was treated with metronidazole and vitamin therapy, the second with oral OLEOZON® and vitamin therapy, and the third with combined ozone therapy and vitamin therapy. The patients were clinically evaluated by biliary drainage and jejunum biopsy at the beginning and at the end of the treatment. A significant improvement was observed in the third group (66.1 %). Of them, those that had been early diagnosed were cured (40.3 %). It was concluded that combined ozone therapy may be efficient in this pathology.

Palavras-chave : OZONE [therapeutic use]; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; INTESTINAL DISEASE, PARASITIC [therapy]; MALABSORPTION SYNDROMES; METRONIDAZOLE.