Pharmacokinetics and clinical effect of phenobarbital in children with severe falciparum malaria and convulsions.

AIMS: Phenobarbital is commonly used to treat status epilepticus in resource-poor countries. Although a dose of 20 mg kg(-1) is recommended, this dose, administered intramuscularly (i.m.) for prophylaxis, is associated with an increase in mortality in children with cerebral malaria. We evaluated a...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Kokwaro, G, Ogutu, B, Muchohi, SN, Otieno, G, Newton, C
Μορφή: Journal article
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: 2003

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