Recrudescence of a high parasitaemia, severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria episode, treated by artesunate monotherapy

Recrudescence of a high parasitaemia, severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria episode, treated by artesunate monotherapy

A patient presenting with severe malaria, with hyperparasitaemia, received 7-day artesunate monotherapy. A severe recrudescence was detected and attributed to hyperparasitaemia, monotherapy and a polyclonal infection without Kelch 13 gene mutation. A second treatment with artesunate, then quinine, f...

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Main Authors: Sophie Landre, Anne-Lise Bienvenu, Patrick Miailhes, Paul Abraham, Marie Simon, Agathe Becker, Anne Conrad, Guillaume Bonnot, Yobouet Ines Kouakou, Christian Chidiac, Gilles Leboucher, Thomas Rimmelé, Laurent Argaud, Stephane Picot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Severe malaria
Artesunate
Resistance
K13
Parasite clearance time
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221001661

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