Subdoses of primaquine in overweight patients and malaria vivax relapses: Report of two cases in the federal district, brazil;Subdoses de primaquina associadas a recaídas de malária vivax em pacientes com peso elevado: Relato de dois casos no distrito federal

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 749-750

  Santos, João Barberino ^a   de Oliveira Luz, Francisco Das Chagas ^a   Deckers, Fernando Augusto Lopes ^a   Tauil, Pedro Luiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Primaquine; Relapses; Vivax malaria

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BODY MASS; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RELAPSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 78651079854     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822010000600033     Document Type: Article

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