A randomized comparison of chloroquine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of plasmodium vivax infection in Vietnam

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 879-885

  Thuan, Phung Duc ^a   Ca, Nguyen Thuy Nha ^a   Van Toi, Pham ^a   Nhien, Nguyen Thanh Thuy ^a   Thanh, Ngo Viet ^a   Anh, Nguyen Duc ^a   Phu, Nguyen Hoan ^b   Thai, Cao Quang ^a   Thai, Le Hong ^a   Hoa, Nhu Thi ^a   Dong, Le Thanh ^c   Loi, Mai Anh ^c   Son, Do Hung ^c   Khanh, Tran Tinh Ngoc ^d   Dolecek, Christiane ^e   Nhan, Ho Thi ^a   Wolbers, Marcel ^a   Thwaites, Guy ^a   Farrar, Jeremy ^a   White, Nicholas J ^f   Hien, Tran Tinh ^a   more..

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c Institute of Malariology Parasitology and Entomology   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ PLUS PIPERAQUINE; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; PIPERAQUINE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM VIVAX MALARIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; VIET NAM; VIETNAMESE; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; MALARIA, VIVAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHLOROQUINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, VIVAX; MALE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; QUINOLINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963646069     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0740     Document Type: Article

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