Oral artesunate for neonatal malaria

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 452-453

  Shreedhara Avabratha, K ^a   Agnidevi Chettiyar, L ^a   John, Navin P ^a  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Chloroquine resistance; Neonatal malaria

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649562363     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmq007     Document Type: Article

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