Imported malaria in children: a review of clinical studies

Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 349-357

  Ladhani, Shamez ^a   Aibara, Rashna J ^b   Riordan, F Andrew I ^c   Shingadia, Delane ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE;

CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; IMPORT DISEASE; IRELAND; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRAVEL;

EID: 34247125266     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(07)70110-X     Document Type: Review

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