Rapid coma resolution with artemether in Malawian children with cerebral malaria.

Artemisinin compounds clear parasitaemia more rapidly than other drugs do in both mild and severe malaria, but no advantage in clinical efficacy has been shown. We have compared artemether treatment with standard quinine treatment in Malawian children with cerebral malaria. 65 unconscious children w...

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Auteurs principaux: Taylor, T, Wills, B, Kazembe, P, Chisale, M, Wirima, J, Ratsma, E, Molyneux, M
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 1993