Review: Malaria chemoprophylaxis for travelers to Latin America

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1015-1024

  Steinhardt, Laura C ^a,b   Magill, Alan J ^b,c   Arguin, Paul M ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PROGUANIL; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMAL DREAMING; ANEMIA; ANXIETY; BLURRED VISION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSOMNIA; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM OVALE MALARIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRAVEL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGINITIS; VISUAL DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; ATOVAQUONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALARIA; MALARIA, VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; TRAVEL;

EID: 83255188681     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0464     Document Type: Review

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