Two patients with falciparum malaria and poor in vivo responses to artesunate

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 668-669

  Luxemburger, C ^a,b,c   Brockman, A ^a,b,c   Silamut, K ^b   Nosten, F ^a,b,c   Van Vugt, M ^a,b,d   Gimenez, F ^e   Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T ^b   White, N J ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Chemotherapy; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTESUNATE; CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0032415433     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90807-0     Document Type: Article

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