The efficacy of combined mefloquine-artesunate versus mefloquine-primaquine on subsequent development of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytemia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 620-623

  Suputtamongkol, Yupin ^a   Chindarat, Supat ^b   Silpasakorn, Saowalak ^a   Chaikachonpatd, Suchada ^a   Lim, Kimheng ^c   Chanthapakajee, Kittiporn ^b   Kaewkaukul, Naparat ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Saiyok Hospital   (Thailand)

^c Bongtee Health Center   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BLOOD SMEAR; CALCULATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN STUDY; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THAILAND; ADULT; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HETEROZYGOTE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIMAQUINE; RECURRENCE; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0038470888     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.68.620     Document Type: Article

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