Artemisinin derivatives versus quinine in treating severe malaria in children: A systematic review

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  PrayGod, George ^a   De Frey, Albie ^b   Eisenhut, Michael ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEETHER; ARTEMETHER; ARTESUNATE; FANSIDAR; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANOREXIA; APHASIA; BLACK WATER FEVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FEVER; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EMBASE; FEVER; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALARIA; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; QT PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; REVIEW; RIGOR; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TINNITUS; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA; QUININE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249092965     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-210     Document Type: Review

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