[Treatment of giardia in children under current conditions: efficacy and choice of specific drug].

The formalin ester-enrichment test for giardiasis was used to examine 742 children aged under 14 years at children's clinical hospitals in the town of Perm in February to October 2000. All the children had symptoms of gastrointestinal lesions. Giardiasis was detected in 26.4% of the children; including 21% among 200 children aged 0-2 years, 26.6% among 297 children aged 3-6 years, 30.6% among 245 children aged 7-14 years. Various background abnormalities were revealed in 158 children, including 62 and 68 children aged 3-6 and 7-17 years, respectively. The background abnormality makes a clinical diagnosis of giardiasis difficult and lowers the efficiency of specific treatment. Macmiror and tiberal are the most effective in treating giardiasis in all age-group children. Tiberal is preferable for treating children without background abnormalities. Specific treatment for giardiasis should be combined with the use of probiotics and enzymes.