Confirmed vivax resistance to chloroquine and effectiveness of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of vivax malaria in Ethiopia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-140

  Yohannes, Ambachew M ^a   Teklehaimanot, Awash ^b   Bergqvist, Yngve ^c   Ringwald, Pascal ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^c DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ETHANOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; ETHANOLAMINES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FLUORENES; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX;

EID: 79951722855     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.09-0723     Document Type: Article

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