Drug-resistant malaria in Bangladesh: An in vitro assessment

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 140-142

  Noedl, H ^a   Faiz, M A ^b   Yunus, E B ^b   Rahman, M R ^b   Hossain, M A ^b   Samad, R ^b   Miller, R S ^c   Pang, L W ^c   Wongsrichanalai, Chansuda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b CHITTAGONG MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

^c ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESPONSE; IC 50; MALARIA; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; THAILAND; ANIMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BANGLADESH; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0037317847     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.140     Document Type: Article

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