Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine effectiveness against Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 644-

  Govere, J M ^a,c   La Grange, J J ^a   Durrheim, D N ^a   Freese, J A ^b   Sharp, B L ^b   Mabuza, A ^a   Mngomezulu, N ^a   Bredenkamp, B L F ^b  

^a Depart ment of Health   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; South Africa; Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESISTANCE; FOLLOW UP; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0033385809     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90082-2     Document Type: Article

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