Halofantrine efficacy in non-immune children with imported acute Plasmodium falciparum malaria Infection

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-24

  Hau, Isabelle ^a   Seringe, Sophie ^a   Aberrane, Said ^a   De La Rocque, France ^a   Delacourt, Christophe ^a   Cohen, Robert ^a   Reinert, Philippe ^a   Ovetchkine, Philippe ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Halofantrine; Non immune children; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; HALOFANTRINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PHENANTHRENES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0742304094     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1316-6     Document Type: Article

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