Clinically uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria with high schizontaemia: A case report

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lwin, Khin Maung ^a,b   Ashley, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c   Proux, Stephane ^a   Silamut, Kamolrat ^b   Nosten, François ^a,b,c   McGready, Rose ^a,b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DETERIORATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHIZONT; THAILAND; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; TROPHOZOITE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ARTEMISININS; BLOOD; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; PARASITEMIA; SCHIZONTS; SESQUITERPENES; THAILAND; TROPHOZOITES;

EID: 43149104792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-57     Document Type: Article

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