Quinine treatment of severe falciparum malaria in African children: a randomized comparison of three regimens.

The pharmacokinetics and effectiveness of three dosage regimens of quinine were studied in a group of 59 children with severe malaria. The children were randomized to receive high-dose intravenous or intramuscular quinine (20 mg salt/kg loading, then 10 mg salt/kg every 12 hr), or low-dose intraveno...

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Autores principales: Pasvol, G, Newton, C, Winstanley, P, Watkins, WM, Peshu, N, Were, J, Marsh, K, Warrell, D
Formato: Journal article
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1991