Clindamycin plus quinine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Malaria Journal

Volumn 11, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Obonyo, Charles O ^a   Juma, Elizabeth A ^a,b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Division of Malaria Control   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA EXTRACTION; DIARRHEA; EMBASE; ERYTHEMA; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RASH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG COMBINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIMALARIALS; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; QUININE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855293876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-11-2     Document Type: Review

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