Malariological baseline survey and in vitro antimalarial drug resistance in Gulu district, Northern Uganda

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2008, Pages 63-68

  Prugger, Christof ^a   Engl, Michael ^b,c   Ogwang, Martin ^d   Ploner, Franz ^c   Ploner, Martin ^b   Gluderer, Doris ^c   Wernsdorfer, Gunther ^e   Wernsdorfer, Walther H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Hospital Sterzing   (Italy)

^d St Mary's Hospital Lacor Uganda   (Uganda)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Drug sensitivity; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Prevalence; Uganda

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; BENFLUMETOL; BENFLUMETOL PLUS MONODESBUTYL; CHLOROQUINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; UGANDA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMODIAQUINE; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ETHANOLAMINES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITIC SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REFUGEES; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849129041     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-008-1037-y     Document Type: Article

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