Triangular test design to evaluate tinidazole in the prevention of Plasmodium vivax relapse.

BACKGROUND: There are very few drugs that prevent the relapse of Plasmodium vivax malaria in man. Tinidazole is a 5-nitroimidazole approved in the USA for the treatment of indications including amoebiasis and giardiasis. In the non-human primate relapsing Plasmodium cynomolgi/macaque malaria model,...

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Main Authors: Macareo, L, Lwin, K, Cheah, P, Yuentrakul, P, Miller, R, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013