A randomized, parallel study of the safety and efficacy of 45 mg primaquine versus 75 mg bulaquine as gametocytocidal agents in adults with blood schizonticide-responsive uncomplicated falciparum malaria [ISCRTN50134587]

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gogtay, N J ^a   Kamtekar, K D ^a   Dalvi, Sudesh Sunil ^a   Mehta, S S ^a   Chogle, A R ^b   Aigal, U ^b   Kshirsagar, N A ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Kasturba Infectious Disease Hospital   (India)

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Indexed keywords

8 [4 (3 ACETYL 4,5 DIHYDRO 2 FURYLAMINO) 1 METHYLBUTYLAMINO] 6 METHOXYQUINOLINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; SCHIZONTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BULAQUINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIGASTRIC DISCOMFORT; GAMETOCYTE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NAUSEA; PARALLEL DESIGN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECIPIENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTEER; VOMITING; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOXICITY; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644760505     PISSN: 14712334     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-16     Document Type: Article

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