Evidence for the efficacy of artesunate in asymptomatic Plasmodium malariae infections

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 751-754

  Borrmann, Steffen ^a,b   Szlezák, Nicole ^a,c   Binder, Ronald K ^a   Missinou, Michel A ^a,b   Lell, Bertrand ^a,b   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Chemotherapy; Gabon; Malaria; Plasmodium malariae

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; MALARIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0036848120     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkf200     Document Type: Article

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