Quinine and mefloquine in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pregnancy.

Between 1991 and 1996, 372 pregnant women with uncomplicated, multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria, living on the western border of Thailand, were treated with either mefloquine (N = 194), quinine (N = 93) or both drugs (N = 85). Antimalarial treatment was generally well tolerated; the...

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Main Authors: Mcgready, R, Cho, T, Hkirijaroen, L, Simpson, J, Chongsuphajaisiddhi, T, White, N, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998