Randomized, controlled dose-optimization studies of dihydroartemisinin- piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated multidrug-resistant falciparum malaria in Thailand

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 190, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1773-1782

  Ashley, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c   Krudsood, Srivicha ^b   Phaiphun, Lucy ^a   Srivilairit, Siripan ^b   McGready, Rose ^a,b,c   Leowattana, Wattana ^b   Hutagalung, Robert ^a   Wilairatana, Polrat ^b   Brockman, Alan ^a,b,d   Looareesuwan, Sornchai ^b   Nosten, François ^a,b,c   White, Nicholas J ^b,c  

^a SHOKLO MALARIA RESEARCH UNIT   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEKIN; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; COTECXIN; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; METHAQUALONE; PIPERAQUINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NAUSEA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; THAILAND; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEFLOQUINE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUINOLINES; SESQUITERPENES; THAILAND;

EID: 8444223051     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425015     Document Type: Article

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