Apparent relapse of imported Plasmodium ovale malaria in a pregnant woman

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 992-994

  Coldren, Rodney Leland ^a   Jongsakul, Krisada ^a   Vayakornvichit, Sankiat ^b   Noedl, Harald ^a   Fukuda, Mark M ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b Samitivej Hospital Sukhumvit   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALARIA; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM OVALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; RELAPSE; THAILAND; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE;

PLASMODIUM OVALE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PRIMAQUINE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 42949131341     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.992     Document Type: Article

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