Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and mefloquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Amazon basin of Peru


Autoria(s): Magill,Alan J.; Zegarra,Jorge; Garcia,Coralith; Marquiño,Wilmer; Ruebush II,Trenton K.
Data(s)

01/06/2004

Resumo

In vivo antimalarial drug efficacy studies of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria at an isolated site in the Amazon basin of Peru bordering Brazil and Colombia showed >50% RII/RIII resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine but no evidence of resistance to mefloquine.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822004000300015

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.37 n.3 2004

Palavras-Chave #Antimalarial drug resistance #Plasmodium falciparum #Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine #Mefloquine #Peru
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journal article