Clinical experience with intravenous quinine, intramuscular artemether and intravenous artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-61

  Krudsood, Srivicha ^a   Wilairatana, Polrat ^b   Vannaphan, Suparp ^b   Treeprasertsuk, Sombat ^b   Silachamroon, Udomsak ^b   Phomrattanaprapin, Weerapong ^b   Gourdeuk, Victor R ^c   Brittenham, Gary M ^d   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SURVIVAL; THAILAND; TROPICAL DISEASE;

EID: 0042066701     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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