Assertion: metronidazole | /r/CapableOf | treat infection
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text: While it's not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in pet medication, metronidazole is frequently recommended by veterinarians to treat a dog's inflammatory bowel disease, certain diarrheal disorders, periodontal disease, and infections caused by giardia, a single-cell parasite that could have been ingested by your dog through water or feces-soiled substances.
text: Metronidazole is primarily used to treat: bacterial vaginosis, pelvic inflammatory disease (along with other antibacterials like ceftriaxone), pseudomembranous colitis, aspiration pneumonia, rosacea (topical), fungating wounds (topical), intra-abdominal infections, lung abscess, periodontitis, amoebiasis, oral infections, giardiasis, trichomoniasis, and infections caused by susceptible anaerobic organisms such as Bacteroides, Fusobacterium, Clostridium, Peptostreptococcus, and Prevotella species.