Metronidazole is the treatment of choice for which protozoan diseases of the Gl system? Giardiasis and Amoebiasis Giardiasis and Cryptosporidiosis Amoebiasis and Cryptosporidiosis Giardiasis, Amoebiasis and Cryptosporidiosis
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Also known as Flagyl, metronidazole is an example of a drug that is harmless until activated. Metronidazole is activated after it receives an electron (is reduced) from the microbial protein cofactors flavodoxin and ferredoxin, found in microaerophilic and anaerobic bacteria such as Bacteroides.
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