A randomized comparison of oral chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Laos

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 343-344

  Mayxay, Mayfong ^a,b   Phetsouvanh, Rattanaxay ^c   Phompida, Samlane ^c   Newton, Paul N ^b,d   Khanthavong, Maniphone ^c   Vannachone, Bouakham ^c   Brockman, Alan ^e,f   White, Nicholas J ^b,d,e,f  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAOS   (Laos)

^b MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^c Parasitology and Entomology   (Laos)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Chloroquine; Laos; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Sulfadoxine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PYRIMETHAMINE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SULFADOXINE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 4444234983     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)90165-9     Document Type: Article

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