In vitro susceptibility of Tanzanian wild isolates of Plasmodium falciparum to artemisinin, chloroquine, sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and mefloquine

Parasitology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 503-506

  Hassan Alin, M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Plasmodium falciparum; Susceptibility; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISININ; CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADOXINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; HUMANS; MEFLOQUINE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PYRIMETHAMINE; SESQUITERPENES; SULFADOXINE; TANZANIA;

EID: 8244252278     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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