Quinine therapy in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria during pregnancy in Sudan
(East. Mediterr. health j).
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A prospective study was carried out in an area of unstable malaria transmission in central Sudan to determine the efficacy and toxicity of quinine in pregnancy. Thirty-three pregnant women with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria at mean 28.8 weeks gestational age were treated with quinine for 7 days. The mean body temperature on presentation for 3 patients who delivered prematurely was significantly higher than for those who delivered at term [39.2 +/- 0.7 degrees C versus 38.7 +/- 1.3 degrees C]. There were no significant difference between the 2 groups in other clinical or biochemical parameters. There were no clinically detectable congenital malformations and no auditory, visual or other neurological deficits in the babies at birth or 6 months later. Quinine may be safe in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria during pregnancy
Texto completo:
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Coleções:
Bases de dados de organismos internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Doenças Negligenciadas
Problema de saúde:
Malária
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Doenças Negligenciadas
Base de dados:
WHO IRIS
Assunto principal:
Temperatura Corporal
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Infusões Intravenosas
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Esquema de Medicação
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Resultado da Gravidez
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Administração Oral
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Idade Gestacional
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Antimaláricos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East. Mediterr. health j
Ano de publicação:
2004