Biguanide-atovaquone synergy against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 2700-2703

  Jones, K ^a   Ward, S A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DIAMINO 6 (2 NAPHTHYLSULFONYL)QUINAZOLINE; 4,6 DIAMINO 1,2 DIHYDRO 2,2 DIMETHYL 1 [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; ATOVAQUONE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; BIGUANIDE; CHLORCYCLOGUANIL; CHLORPROGUANIL; CYCLOGUANIL; DOXYCYCLINE; N [3 (2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPOXY] N' ISOPROPYLIMIDOCARBONIMIDIC DIAMIDE; PHENFORMIN; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WR 159412; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BIGUANIDE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHOQUINONE;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ANTIBIOTICS, TETRACYCLINE; ANTIMALARIALS; BIGUANIDES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYRIMETHAMINE; TRIAZINES; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATOVAQUONE; TETRACYCLINES;

EID: 0035992005     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.8.2700-2703.2002     Document Type: Article

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