In vitro susceptibility of Gabonese wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to artemether, and comparison with chloroquine, quinine, halofantrine and amodiaquine

Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 541-545

  Pradines, B ^a   Mabika Mamfoumbi, M ^b   Parzy, D ^a   Owono Medang, M ^b   Lebeau, C ^c   Mourou Mbina, J R ^b   Doury, J C ^a   Kombila, M ^b  

^a SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

^c 6eme Bataillon d'Infanterie de Mar   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Artemether; Chloroquine resistance; Gabon; Malaria; Piasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; CHLOROQUINE; HALOFANTRINE; QUININE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; GABON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMODIAQUINE; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GABON; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; PHENANTHRENES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; SESQUITERPENES;

CINCHONA PUBESCENS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 7844249022     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182098003400     Document Type: Article

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