Pathogenesis and management of a late manifestation of vivax malaria after deployment to Afghanistan: Conclusions for NATO Armed Forces Medical Services

Military Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 488-491

  Boecken, Gerhard H ^a   Bronnert, Jan ^a  

^a Schiffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLOROQUINE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; INSECT REPELLENT; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 20444442027     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.170.6.488     Document Type: Article

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