Responses of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum parasites to mefloquine in Nigerian children

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 319-324

  Okoyeh, J N ^a,b   Lege Oguntoye, L ^a   Ugbode, R O ^a   Ogunrinde, G O ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ICGEB   (India)

Author keywords

falciparum strains; mefloquine; resistant Plasmodium

Indexed keywords

MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALARIA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030938625     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1997.tb00146.x     Document Type: Article

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