Clotrimazole inhibits the growth of Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 666-667

  Saliba, Kevin J ^a   Kirk, Kiaran ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 chlorophenyl bis phenyl methanol; Chemotherapy; Clotrimazole; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CLOTRIMAZOLE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALARIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0032413090     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90805-7     Document Type: Article

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