Malaria in children

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Schumacher, Richard Fabian ^a   Spinelli, Elena ^b  

^a SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^b Medicus Mundi Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 (N BUTYL N ACETYL)AMINOPROPIONIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMODIAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; ARTESUNATE; BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; DOXYCYCLINE; EUCALYPTUS OIL; ICARIDIN; INSECT REPELLENT; KBK 3023; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; MEFLOQUINE; PARACETAMOL; PIPERAQUINE; PLACEBO; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL MALARIA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMPORTED MALARIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NEUROTOXICITY; PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE INFECTION; PLASMODIUM OVALE MALARIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETINOPATHY; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA; VECTOR CONTROL; VOMITING;

EID: 84875970285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2012.073     Document Type: Review

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