Chloroquine prophylaxis against vivax malaria in pregnancy: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-218

  Villegas, Leopoldo ^a,d,e   McGready, Rose ^a,b,c   Htway, Mg ^a   Paw, Moo Kho ^a   Pimanpanarak, Mupawjay ^a   Arunjerdja, Ratree ^a   Viladpai Nguen, Samuel Jacher ^a   Greenwood, Brian ^e   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Nosten, François ^a,b,c,f  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Centro de Investigación de Campo   (Venezuela)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chloroquine; P. vivax; Pregnancy; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; PLACEBO; QUININE SULFATE;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; MALARIA; PARASITIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MOTHER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PARASITEMIA; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ACUITY; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALARIA, VIVAX; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 33846989021     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01778.x     Document Type: Article

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