Randomized controlled trial of artesunate or artemether in Vietnamese adults with severe falciparum malaria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Both artemether and artesunate have been shown to be superior to quinine for the treatment of severe falciparum malaria in Southeast Asian adults, although the magnitude of the superiority has been greater for artesunate than artemet...

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Main Authors: White Nicholas J, Chuong Ly V, Sinh Dinh X, Chau Tran TH, Mai Nguyen TH, Day Nicholas, Tuan Phung Q, Phu Nguyen H, Farrar Jeremy, Hien Tran T
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/97