Clinical study of pyronaridine for the treatment of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-209

  Looareesuwan, S ^a   Kyle, D E ^b   Viravan, C ^a   Vanijanonta, S ^a   Wilairatana, P ^a   Wernsdorfer, W H ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PYRONARIDINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

EID: 0029866008     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.205     Document Type: Article

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