Nitazoxanide for Treatment of Cryptosporidium in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if nitazoxanide (NTZ) can treat Cryptosporidium infection in children age 6-12 months. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does NTZ treatment of diarrheal Cryptosporidium infection lower the number of days of diarrhea? * Does NTZ treatment of diarrheal and non-diarrheal Cryptosporidium infection lower the number of days that parasites can be found in the stool? Researchers will compare NTZ to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if NTZ works to treat Cryptosporidium. Participants will: * Take NTZ or placebo for 3 days * Receive regular visits from field research assistants * Provide blood and urine samples
tests positive for Cryptosporidium by stool point-of-care test, with or without... [+1]
history of hypersensitivity to nitazoxanide. [+6]