Comparative clinical trial of artesunate suppositories and oral artesunate in combination with mefloquine in the treatment of children with acute falciparum malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 11-16

  Sabchareon, A ^a   Attanath, P ^a   Chanthavanich, P ^a   Phanuaksook, P ^a   Prarinyanupharb, V ^a   Poonpanich, Y ^b   Mookmanee, D ^b   Teja Isavadharm, P ^c,d   Heppner, D G ^c,d   Brewer, T G ^c,d   Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Thongphaphum Hospital   (Thailand)

^c ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^d Dept of Immunol and Molec Biology Bldg 1425 U States Army Med R   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; PLASMOTRIM RECTOCAPS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUPPOSITORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031917554     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.11     Document Type: Article

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