Comparison of artemisinin suppositories with intravenous artesunate and intravenous quinine in the treatment of cerebral malaria.

Seventy-nine comatose cerebral malaria patients given standard supportive treatment were randomized to receive specific antimalarial chemotherapy of intravenous quinine, intravenous artesunate, or artemisinin suppositories. Artesunate and artemisinin reduced peripheral asexual parasitaemia significa...

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Main Authors: Hien, T, Arnold, K, Vinh, H, Cuong, B, Phu, N, Chau, T, Hoa, N, Chuong, L, Mai, N, Vinh, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1992