Artemether or artesunate followed by mefloquine as a possible treatment for multidrug resistant falciparum malaria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 415-417

  Bunnag, Danai ^a   Kanda, Tozo ^a   Karbwang, Juntra ^a   Thimasarn, Krongthong ^b   Pungpak, Swangjai ^a   Harinasuta, Tranakchit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artemether; Artesunate; Chemotherapy; Malaria; Mefloquine; Multidrug resistance; Plasmodium falciparum; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CAMBODIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYANMAR; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; THAILAND;

ARTESUNATE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029812366     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90529-5     Document Type: Article

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