Azithromycin in the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes: Preliminary observation

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 197-199

  Bregani, E R ^a,c   Tien, T V ^a   Monzani, V ^a   Figini, G ^a   Manenti, F ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b Mugana Hospital   (Tanzania)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Azithromycin therapeutic use; Malaria, falciparum; Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034281141     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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