Artemisinin-naphthoquine combination (ARCO™) therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in adults of Papua New Guinea: A preliminary report on safety and efficacy

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hombhanje, Francis W ^a   Linge, David ^b   Saweri, Adolf ^b   Kuanch, Cynthia ^c   Jones, Robert ^d   Toraso, Stephen ^e   Geita, Jacobed ^e   Masta, Andrew ^b   Kevau, Isi ^b   Hiawalyer, Gilbert ^f   Sapuri, Mathias ^b  

^a Divine Word University   (Papua New Guinea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^c St Mary's Private Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^d PORT MORESBY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Papua New Guinea)

^e Madang Modilon Hospital   (Papua New Guinea)

^f United Nations Family and Population Agency   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARCO; ARTEMISININ PLUS NAPHTHOQUINE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTEMISININ NAPHTHOQUINE COMBINATION; ARTEMISININ-NAPHTHOQUINE COMBINATION; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE-PYRIMETHAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GAMETOCYTE; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARASITEMIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE; VOMITING; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; BLOOD; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549111462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-196     Document Type: Article

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