Combinations of artemisinin and quinine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: Efficacy and pharmacodynamics

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1302-1308

  De Vries, Peter J ^a   Bich, Nguyen Ngoc ^b   Van Thien, Huynh ^c   Hung, Le Ngoc ^b   Anh, Trinh Kim ^b   Kager, Piet A ^a   Heisterkamp, Siem H ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CHO RAY HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^c Lam Dong Provincial Hospital II   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; QUININE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MIDDLE AGED; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6744263811     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.5.1302-1308.2000     Document Type: Article

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