A 25-year-old returning traveller presents with a 2-week history of watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, and bloating. Stool microscopy reveals cysts o...

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A 25-year-old returning traveller presents with a 2-week history of watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, and bloating. Stool microscopy reveals cysts of Giardia lamblia. Which is the first-line treatment recommended by NICE/BNF?

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Metronidazole

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Oral vancomycin

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Albendazole

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Ciprofloxacin

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Nitazoxanide

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Giardiasis

A 25-year-old returning traveller presents with a 2-week history of watery diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, and bloating. Stool microscopy reveals cysts of Giardia lamblia. Which is the first-line treatment recommended by NICE/BNF?