An agent that destroys protozoa or inhibits their
growth and ability to reproduce.
A few of the protozoa of medical importance include Plasmodium (the cause of
malaria); Entamoeba histolytica (the cause of amebiasis, amebic dysentery) and Trichomonas
vaginalis (a cause of vaginal infection); and Pneumocystis carinii (a common cause
of pneumonia [PCP] in immunodeficient persons).
Some antiprotozoal drugs include the antimalarials Aralen (chloroquine), Daraprim
(pyrimethamine), Lariam (mefloquine) and Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine); Flagyl
(metronidazole) which is active against Entamoeba histolytica and Trichomonas vaginalis;
and Mepron (atovaquone) for Pneumocystis carinii.
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