What is the most effective and safe malaria prophylaxis during pregnancy?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-53

  Wiltz, Scott A ^a   Crawford, Paul ^a   Nichols, William ^b   Hayes, Meg ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Oregon Health and Science University ^*

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PROGUANIL; DOXYCYCLINE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

ANEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; JAUNDICE; KERNICTERUS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALARIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOUTH ULCER; NOTE; PERINATAL DEATH; PLASMODIUM; PREGNANCY; PRURITUS; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; TERATOGENICITY; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; ANTIMALARIALS; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; MEFLOQUINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 38549166266     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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