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> I thought the folic acid is what they were starving the protezoa of. So
> replacing it would feed the nasty buggers?
The protozoa do indeed need folic acid, and consume it. But so does the
nervous system.  You could "starve" the protozoa and kill the patient, I
suppose...   Better to kill the protozoa with the drugs and keep enough
folic acid around so that the patient can recover.

Heidi


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