Effectiveness of quinine monotherapy for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in Lambaréné, Gabon

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 263-266

  Adegnika, Ayôla A ^a,b   Breitling, Lutz Ph ^a   Agnandji, Selidji T ^a   Chai, Sanders K ^a   Schütte, Daniela ^a   Oyakhirome, Sunny ^a   Schwarz, Norbert G ^a   Grobusch, Martin P ^a,b   Missinou, Michel A ^a,b   Ramharter, Michael ^a,b,c   Issifou, Saadou ^a,b   Kremsner, Peter G ^a,b  

^a ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Gabon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; QUININE SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GABON; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MONOTHERAPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 24644496205     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.263     Document Type: Article

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