A randomized comparison of artesunate-atovaquone-proguanil versus quinine in treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria during pregnancy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 846-853

  McGready, Rose ^a,b,c   Ashley, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c   Moo, Eh ^a   Cho, Thein ^a   Barends, Marion ^a,b   Hutagalung, Robert ^a,b   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^b   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Nosten, François ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; ARTESUNATE PLUS ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CLINDAMYCIN; QUININE SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OPEN STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TINNITUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ATOVAQUONE; CHLOROGUANIDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES; THAILAND;

EID: 23944483527     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432551     Document Type: Article

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