No evidence for spread of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance to Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 403-408

  Mayxay, Mayfong ^a,b,c   Khanthavong, Maniphone ^d   Chanthongthip, Odai ^a   Imwong, Mallika ^e   Lee, Sue J ^c,e   Stepniewska, Kasia ^c,e   Soonthornsata, Bongkot ^a   Pongvongsa, Tiengkham ^f   Phompida, Samlane ^d   Hongvanthong, Bouasy ^d   Ringwald, Pascal ^g   White, Nicholas J ^a,c,e   Newton, Paul N ^a,c  

^a MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Parasitology and Entomology   (Laos)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f Savannakhet Provincial Malaria Station   (Laos)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTESUNATE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA; ANTIMALARIAL DRUG RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LAOS; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NAUSEA; NIGHTMARE; OPEN STUDY; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUORENES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAOS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ARTESUNATE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84859491275     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0497     Document Type: Article

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