Randomized comparison of quinine-clindamycin versus artesunate in the treatment of falciparum malaria in pregnancy.

In areas where multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum (MDR-Pf) is prevalent, only quinine is known to be safe and effective in pregnant women. On the western border of Thailand, 7 days of supervised quinine (30 mg/kg daily) cures two-thirds of P. falciparum-infected women in the 2nd and 3rd trime...

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Main Authors: Mcgready, R, Cho, T, Samuel, Villegas, L, Brockman, A, van Vugt, M, Looareesuwan, S, White, N, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001