Late dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine treatment failure of P. falciparum malaria attack related to insufficient dosing in an obese patient
We report the case of an obese patient who experienced late failure on day28 of a well-conducted treatment with artesunate, followed by dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ) for a severe P. falciparum malaria attack. The same P. falciparum strain was evidenced at day0 and day28. Genotypic and phe...
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| Lingua: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-01-01
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| Serie: | IDCases |
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| Accesso online: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250923001713 |