Chloroquine prophylaxis against vivax malaria in pregnancy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety of chloroquine (CQ) as prophylaxis against Plasmodium vivax infection during pregnancy. METHOD: One thousand pregnant Karen women were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of chemoprophylaxis with chloroquine (500 mg phosphate (or 300 mg b...

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Main Authors: Villegas, L, Mcgready, R, Htway, M, Paw, M, Pimanpanarak, M, Arunjerdja, R, Viladpai-Nguen, S, Greenwood, B, White, N, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007