Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and malaria in Africa: Have the important questions been answered?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 373-374

  Laufer, Miriam K ^a,b   Plowe, Christopher V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FANSIDAR; PLACEBO; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AFRICA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; MALARIA FALCIPARUM;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 33750582128     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.373     Document Type: Editorial

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