Plasmodium falciparum: Evaluation of lactate dehydrogenase in monitoring therapeutic responses to standard antimalarial drugs in Nigeria

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-289

  Oduola, A M J ^a   Omitowoju, G O ^a   Sowunmi, A ^a   Makler, M T ^b,c   Falade, C O ^a   Kyle, D E ^d   Fehintola, F A ^a   Ogundahunsi, O A T ^a   Piper, R C ^c   Schuster, B G ^d   Milhous, W K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Flow Inc   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MONITORING; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0031282656     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/expr.1997.4251     Document Type: Article

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