Severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in refugee children despite reported predeparture antimalarial treatment [1]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 611-

  Cherian, Sarah ^a,b   Fagan, Joanna M ^c   Thambrian, Aesen ^c   Geddes, Janet ^b   Burgner, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c North Metropolitan Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; QUININE;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LETTER; MALARIA; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REFUGEE; RESUSCITATION; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33846075402     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00728.x     Document Type: Letter

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