Efficacy of arteether in chloroquine resistant falciparum malaria in eastern India

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-32

  Mandal, P K ^a   Sarkar, Nibha ^a   Pal, Alok ^a  

^a Central Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Arteether; Chloroquine resistant; Efficacy; Falciparum malaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; ARTEETHER; BILIRUBIN; CHLOROQUINE; CREATININE; E MAL; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE RICH PROTEIN II ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITE CONTROL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1342284208     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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