Management of vivax malaria with low sensitivity to primaquine

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-211

  Ajdukiewicz, K M B ^a   Ong, E L C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primaquine; Vivax malaria

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HALOFANTRINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE SULFATE;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL AMERICA; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; KENYA; MALARIA; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RELAPSE; RIGOR; SOLDIER; SOMALIA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SWEATING; TRAVEL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMAQUINE; TRAVEL;

EID: 33846935271     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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