Effect of iron chelation therapy on mortality in Zambian children with cerebral malaria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 214-218

  Thuma, Philip E ^a   Mabeza, George F ^b   Biemba, Godfrey ^b   Bhat, G J ^c   McLaren, Christine E ^d   Moyo, Victor M ^g   Zulu, Stenford ^b   Khumalo, Hlosukwazi ^b   Mabeza, Patricia ^b   M'Hango, Abraham ^b   Parry, Dean ^b   Poltera, Anton A ^e   Brittenham, Gary M ^f   Gordeuk, Victor R ^g  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Macha Mission Hospital   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^d MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^e Berna Biotech AG   (Switzerland)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Deferoxamine; Iron chelation; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Quinine

Indexed keywords

DEFEROXAMINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IRON CHELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT FAILURE; URBAN AREA; ZAMBIA;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 7144259075     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(98)90753-2     Document Type: Article

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