A case-control auditory evaluation of patients treated with artemisinin derivatives for multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-69

  Van Vugt, M ^a,b,c   Angus, B J ^g   Price, R N ^a,d   Mann, C ^e   Simpson, J A ^g   Poletto, C ^f   Htoo, Saw Eh ^a   Looareesuwan, S ^c   White, N J ^c,d   Nosten, F ^a,d  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEETHER; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; BENFLUMETOL; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEUROTOXICITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND;

ARTESUNATE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034109369     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.65     Document Type: Article

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