Randomised controlled clinical trial of strychnos myrtoides extract for reversal of chloroquine resistance. (Comment on: Potential antimalarial activity of indole alkaloids)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1165-1166

  Willcox, Merlin L ^a   Rasoanaivo, Philippe ^b  

^a Research Initiative on Traditional Antimalarial Methods   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT MALGACHE DE RECHERCHES APPLIQUÉES   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; CHLOROQUINE; MALAGASHANINE; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; STRYCHNOS MYRTOIDES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRYCHNOS; STRYCHNOS MYRTOIDES; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHLOROQUINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; MADAGASCAR; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STRYCHNOS; YOUNG ADULT;

STRYCHNOS MYRTOIDES;

EID: 53449097957     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.04.030     Document Type: Letter

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