Activity of artemether-azithromycin versus artemether-doxycycline in the treatment of multiple drug resistant falciparum malaria

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 522-525

  Na Bangchang, Kesara ^a   Kanda, Tozo ^b   Tipawangso, Pongsri ^a   Thanavibul, Aurathai ^a   Suprakob, Krit ^c   Ibrahim, Msengi ^a   Wattanagoon, Yupaporn ^a   Karbwang, Juntra ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Japan Assoc of Tropical Medicine   (Japan)

^c Tak   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; SESQUITERPENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SESQUITERPENES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030224974     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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