Case management of malaria: Treatment and chemoprophylaxis

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 793-798

  Ukpe, I S ^a,b   Moonasar, D ^c   Raman, J ^d   Barnes, K I ^e   Baker, L ^f   Blumberg, L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Mpumalanga Department of Health and Social Services   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f Amayeza Info Services   (South Africa)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; CHLOROQUINE; CHLOROQUINE PLUS PROGUANIL; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPSONE; DOXYCYCLINE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; QUININE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENE FLOW; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VECTOR CONTROL; CASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE ERADICATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ANTIMALARIALS; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHEMOPREVENTION; DISEASE ERADICATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALARIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84885042727     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.7443     Document Type: Article

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