Therapeutic efficacy of chloroquine plus sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine compared with monotherapy with either chloroquine or sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Laos

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-24

  Schwöbel, Babett ^a   Jordan, Sabine ^a   Vanisaveth, Viengsay ^b   Phetsouvanh, Rattanaxay ^b   Christophel, Eva Maria ^c   Phompida, Samlane ^b   Von Sonnenburg, Frank ^a   Jelinek, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Ministry of Health   (Laos)

^c WHO Laos Office   (Laos)

Author keywords

Chloroquine; Malaria; Mefloquine; Plasmodium falciparum; Resistance; Sulphadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; MALARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0037252338     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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