Furazolidone

Furazolidone (also marketed as Furoxone) is an antibioticused to treat diarrheaand enteritiscaused by bacteriaor protozoaninfections.

Furazolidone is also used in combination with fluids for treatment of acute infantile diarrhea. Furazolidone is also used to treat traveler's diarrhea, cholera, and bacteremic salmonellosis.

As a veterinary medicine, furazolidone has been used with some success to treat salmonidsfor Myxobolus cerebralis infections.

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