Increasing Malaria Parasite Clearance Time after Chloroquine Therapy, South Korea, 2000–2016

Increasing Malaria Parasite Clearance Time after Chloroquine Therapy, South Korea, 2000–2016

We reviewed the clinical efficacy of chloroquine for Plasmodium vivax malaria, the changing trend of parasite clearance time, and fever clearance time during 2000–2016 in South Korea. Median parasite clearance time and fever clearance time increased significantly over the study period. Chloroquine w...

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Main Authors: Seong Yeon Park, Yoon Soo Park, Yoonseon Park, Yee Gyung Kwak, Je Eun Song, Kkot Sil Lee, Shin-Hyeong Cho, Sang-Eun Lee, Hyun-Il Shin, Joon-Sup Yeom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Chloroquine
fever clearance time
hydroxychloroquine
malaria
parasite clearance time
Plasmodium vivax
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/19-0687_article

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