Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Report of two locally acquired infections in Saudi Arabia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 573-575

  Kinsara, Abulhalim J ^a   Abdelaal, Mohamed A ^a   Jeje, Oluyemi M ^a   Osoba, Abimbola O ^a  

^a KING KHALID NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SAUDI ARABIA;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0030954339     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.56.573     Document Type: Article

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