Is there any artemisinin resistance in falciparum malaria?

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 825-828

  Treeprasertsuk, Sombat ^a   Viriyavejakul, Parnpen ^a   Silachamroon, Udomsak ^a   Vannphan, Supap ^b   Wilairatana, Polrat ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^a,c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034577572     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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