Clinical Study
Mebendazole Compared with Secnidazole in the Treatment of Adult Giardiasis: A Randomised, No-Inferiority, Open Clinical Trial
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
| | MBZ | SNZ | | Characteristic | | | | No. | (%) | No. | (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 45 | (70.3) | 42 | (67.7) | | Female | 19 | (29.7) | 20 | (32.5) | | Age (y) | | | | | | Median | 31.9 | 38.1 | | Range | 19–62 | 17–59 | | SD | ±12.9 | ±13.4 | | Symptoms | | | | | | Abdominal pain | 42 | (65.6) | 47 | (75.8) | | Diarrhoea | 13 | (20.3) | 12 | (19.2) | | Lost of appetite | 12 | (18.7) | 13 | (20.9) | | Nausea | 7 | (10.9) | 16 | (25.8) | | Flatulence | 5 | (7.8) | 4 | (6.5) |
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