Malaria prevention in the pregnant traveller: A review

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 229-236

  Roggelin, Louise ^a,b   Cramer, Jakob P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malaria prophylaxis; Pregnancy; Pregnant traveller; Stand by emergency therapy; Trimester

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; ATOVAQUONE; BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ICARIDIN; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; SULFADOXINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BED NET; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDY; TOURISM; TRAVEL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; INFANT; MOSQUITO; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE;

ANTIMALARIALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

EID: 84901825163     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: 18730442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.04.007     Document Type: Review

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