In vitro activities of the biguanide PS-15 and its metabolite, WR99210, against cycloguanil-resistant Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Thailand

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2300-2301

  Edstein, M D ^a   Bahr, S ^a   Kotecka, B ^a   Shanks, G D ^a,b   Rieckmann, K H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIGUANIDE; CYCLOGUANIL; DRUG METABOLITE; FANSIDAR;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND;

EID: 0030874076     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.10.2300     Document Type: Article

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