Fosmidomycin-clindamycin for Plasmodium falciparum infections in African children

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 901-908

  Borrmann, Steffen ^a,b,d   Adegnika, Ayola A ^b   Matsiegui, Pierre Biaise ^b   Issifou, Saadou ^a,b   Schindler, Andreas ^a   Mawili Mboumba, Denise P ^a,b   Baranek, Thomas ^c   Wiesner, Jochen ^c   Jomaa, Hassan ^c   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Institute of Tropical Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; FOSMIDOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CLINDAMYCIN; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOSFOMYCIN; GABON; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 12144289864     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381785     Document Type: Article

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