Initial treatment of severe malaria in children is inadequate - A study from a referral hospital in Cameroon

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-11

  Chiabi, Andreas ^a,b   Takou, Virginie ^b   Tchokoteu, Pierre Fernand ^a,b   Um, Suzanne Ngo ^a   Essoh, Linda ^b   Immumboeh, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Yaounde Gynaeco Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMODIAQUINE PLUS ARTESUNATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ARTESUNATE PLUS MEFLOQUINE; IRON; MEFLOQUINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 77953379525     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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