Short report: Electrocardiographic safety evaluation of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 447-450

  Mytton, Oliver T ^a   Ashley, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c,e   Peto, Leon ^a   Price, Ric N ^d   La, Yar ^a   Hae, Rae ^a   Singhasivanon, Pratap ^b   White, Nicholas J ^b,c   Nosten, François ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^e EPICENTRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROQUINGHAOSU; SESQUITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; QT INTERVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ARRHYTHMIA; ARTEMISININS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 35748964160     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.447     Document Type: Article

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