Malaria treatment with atovaquone-proguanil in malaria-immune adults: implications for malaria intervention trials and for pre-exposure prophylaxis of malaria.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 52(4): 1493-5, 2008 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18268090
ABSTRACT
Eighty adults in areas of Kenya where malaria is holoendemic received presumptive treatment with atovaquone-proguanil and were followed closely. The time to the first Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia was 32 days. This prolonged prophylaxis period has implications for study design when used in malaria intervention trials and cautiously suggests clinical investigation of potential preexposure prophylaxis of malaria.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proguanil
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Malária Falciparum
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Parasitemia
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Atovaquona
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Antimaláricos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Quênia