Short report: Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax in the Republic of Korea

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 215-217

  Kkot, Sil Lee ^b   Tae, Hyong Kim ^c   Eu, Suk Kim ^d   Lim, Hyeong Seok ^e   Yeom, Joon Sup ^f   Jun, Gyo ^a   Park, Jae Won ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE SULFATE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; PARASITOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; KOREA; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 59649093261     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.215     Document Type: Article

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