Drug Repurposing: A Review of Old and New Antibiotics for the Treatment of Malaria: Identifying Antibiotics with a Fast Onset of Antiplasmodial Action
Malaria is one of the most life-threatening infectious diseases and constitutes a major health problem, especially in Africa. Although artemisinin combination therapies remain efficacious to treat malaria, the emergence of resistant parasites emphasizes the urgent need of new alternative chemotherap...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-04-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/8/2304 |