Short report: High prevalence of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the French territory of Mayotte

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-637

  Pettinelli, François ^a   Pettinelli, Marie Edith ^a   De Pécoulas, Philippe Eldin ^b   Millet, Julie ^a   Michel, Delphine ^a   Brasseur, Philippe ^b   Druilhe, Pierre ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE MAYOTTE   (France)

^b Faculte de Medecine Pharmacie   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE;

DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; HUMAN; IC 50; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 3042579693     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.635     Document Type: Review

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