Editing Metronidazole (section)

=== ''E. histolytica'' ===
''[[Entamoeba histolytica]]'' invasive [[Amoebiasis|amebiasis]] is treated with metronidazole for eradication, in combination with [[diloxanide]] to prevent recurrence.<ref name="Ryan-2018">{{cite book |title=Sherris medical microbiolog |isbn=978-1-259-85981-6 |edition= Seventh |location=New York | publisher = McGraw Hill LLC |oclc=1004770160 |vauthors = Ryan KJ, Ahmad N, Alspaugh JA, Drew WL, Lagunoff M, Pottinger P, Reller LB, Reller ME, Sterling CR, Weissman S |date = 12 January 2018}}</ref> Although it is generally a standard treatment it is associated with some side effects.<ref name="pmid32356312">{{cite journal |vauthors = Rawat A, Singh P, Jyoti A, Kaushik S, Srivastava VK |title = Averting transmission: A pivotal target to manage amoebiasis |journal = Chemical Biology & Drug Design |volume = 96 |issue = 2 |pages = 731–744 |date = August 2020 |pmid = 32356312 |doi = 10.1111/cbdd.13699 |s2cid = 218475533 }}</ref>