Incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection following curative therapy in adult residents of northern Ghana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Owusu Agyei, S ^a   Koram, K A ^a   Baird, J K ^a   Utz, G C ^a   Binka, F N ^a   Nkrumah, F K ^a   Fryauff, D J ^a   Hoffman, S L ^a  

^a NAVRONGO HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALARIA VACCINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE SULFATE;

ADULT; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GHANA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MYALGIA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RECURRENT INFECTION; SYMPTOM; VERTIGO;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034857090     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.197     Document Type: Article

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