Intrarectal quinine versus intravenous or intramuscular quinine for treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Eisenhut, Michael ^a   Omari, Aika A A ^b  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administration, rectal; Antimalarials *administration dosage; chemistry ; Child; Humans; Hydrogen ion concentration; Injections, intramuscular; Injections, intravenous; Malaria, falciparum *drug therapy ; Quinine *administration dosage; chemistry ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CINCHONA ALKALOID; QUINIMAX; QUININE; QUININE BICHLORHYDRATE; QUININE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ANUS PRURITUS; CHILD; CINAHL; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOMITING;

EID: 70249093591     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004009.pub3     Document Type: Review

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