Mefloquine versus halofantrine in children suffering from acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria;Méfloquine versus halofantrine dans le traitement de l'accès simple à Plasmodium falciparum de l'enfant voyageur

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Minodier, P ^a   Noel G ^a   Salles, M ^b   Retornaz, K ^a   Walters, H ^b   Combes, J C ^b   Garnier, J M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Departemental Felix Guyon   (France)

Author keywords

Child; Halofantrine; Malaria, falciparum; Mefloquine; Travel

Indexed keywords

HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMOROS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MADAGASCAR; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QT INTERVAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMEAR; VOMITING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; PHENANTHRENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18844371197     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(05)80017-X     Document Type: Article

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