Mefloquine treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in young children 6-24 months of age in northern Ghana.

Mefloquine (MQ) single dose 20 mg/kg treatment of falciparum malaria was evaluated in 186 children of 6-24 months of age in northern Ghana. There were 15 RII/RIII-type parasitologic failures, all with Day 2 MQ blood levels significantly lower than children whose parasitemias cleared before Day 7 and...

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Prif Awduron: Fryauff, D, Owusu-Agyei, S, Utz, G, Baird, J, Koram, K, Binka, F, Nkrumah, F, Hoffman, S
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: 2007

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