A controlled trial of artemether or quinine in Vietnamese adults with severe falciparum malaria.
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin (qinghaosu) and its derivatives are rapidly effective antimalarial drugs derived from a Chinese plant. Preliminary studies suggest that these drugs may be more effective than quinine in the treatment of severe malaria. We studied artemether in Vietnam, where Plasmodium falcip...
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| Materialtyp: | Journal article |
| Språk: | English |
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1996
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