Packed cell volume changes in the treatment of severe malarial patients with artemether and quinine (A preliminary study)

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 853-857

  Osonuga, O A ^a   Osonuga, I O ^b   Akinsomisoye, O S ^c   Raji, Y ^b   Ademowo, O G ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Artemether; Malaria; Packed cell volume; Quinine

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; QUININE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; TINNITUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 33845271631     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2006.853.857     Document Type: Article

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