A controlled trial of artemether or quinine in Vietnamese adults with severe falciparum malaria.

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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Main Authors: Tran, T, Day, N, Nguyen, H, Nguyen, T, Pham, P, Dinh, X, Ly, VC, Ha, V, Waller, D, Peto, T, White, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1996

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