Additive effects of ciprofloxacin on the in-vitro activity of chloroquine against a clinical isolate of Plasmodium falciparum

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 579-584

  Kazzim, O J ^a   Adegbolagun, O M ^a   Osho, O ^a   Anumudu, C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FOSMIDOMYCIN; NOVOBIOCIN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONTS;

EID: 34250643139     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485906X118477     Document Type: Article

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