Intravenous ibuprofen (IV-ibuprofen) controls fever effectively in adults with acute uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria but prolongs parasitemia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-55

  Krudsood, Srivicha ^b   Tangpukdee, Noppadon ^b   Wilairatana, Polrat ^b   Pothipak, Nantaporn ^c   Duangdee, Chatnapa ^c   Warrell, David A ^a   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; IBUPROFEN; MEFLOQUINE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEVER; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEFLOQUINE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTESUNATE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 77954579197     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0621     Document Type: Article

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