Falciparum malaria: differential effects of antimalarial drugs on ex vivo parasite viability during the critical early phase of therapy.

A method of monitoring Plasmodium falciparum viability ex vivo was used to compare the ability of different antimalarial drugs to arrest the progression of young parasites to mature, potentially damaging stages. Neither pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine nor quinine, the treatment of choice for severe, life-...

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Main Authors: Watkins, WM, Woodrow, C, Marsh, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1993