Potential contribution of prescription practices to the emergence and spread of chloroquine resistance in south-west Nigeria: Caution in the use of artemisinin combination therapy

Malaria Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Gbotosho, Grace O ^a   Happi, Christian T ^a   Ganiyu, Abideen ^a   Ogundahunsi, Olumide A ^b   Sowunmi, Akin ^a   Oduola, Ayoade M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROMETHAZINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGERIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRURITUS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VOMITING; ANIMAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROMETHAZINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 74949096530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-8-313     Document Type: Article

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