The management of severe falciparum malaria

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 673-674

  White, Nicholas J ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ARTEMETHER; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; QUININE; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AVIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FATALITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FRANCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MORTALITY; NOTE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TRAVEL; VIET NAM;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FRANCE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUININE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SESQUITERPENES; TRAVEL; VIETNAM;

EID: 0037365647     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.2212001     Document Type: Editorial

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