The detection and treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: Time for change

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Nosten, François ^a,b   Ashley, E ^a,b  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Artemisinins; Combination therapy; Drug resistance; Falciparum malaria; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEKIN; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; BENFLUMETOL; CHLORPROGUANIL PLUS DAPSONE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; FANSIDAR; FANSIMEF; MEFLOQUINE; PIPERAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; VECTOR CONTROL; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 1942472544     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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