Naphthoquine is a promising candidate for antimalarial combination therapy. Its combination with artemisinin has demonstrated excellent efficacy in clinical trials conducted across various malaria-endemic areas.
Ruotong Liu +10 more
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Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment Failure despite adequate lumefantrine day 7 Concentration in a Traveller with Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria after Returning from Tanzania. [PDF]
Artemether-lumefantrine is currently first-line therapy of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in many countries. This report describes a treatment failure despite adequate drug concentrations in a traveller returning from sub-Saharan Africa.
Färnert, Anna +6 more
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Malaria: current prophylaxis options
Most South African travellers visiting sub-Saharan countries to the north will require protection against malaria. This should include personal protection measures (PPM) and chemoprophylaxis. PPM include: DEET based insect repellent, clothing (preferably
S. Toovey
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Chaturaka Rodrigo,1 Senaka Rajapakse,2 Sumadhya Deepika Fernando3 1Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia; 2Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka ...
Rodrigo C, Rajapakse S, Fernando SD
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An intricate case of multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum isolate imported from Cambodia
Background Imported cases of multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum and treatment failure with artemisinin-based regimens, although rare, have been described also in Western countries and their management is often challenging.
Raffaele Dell’Acqua +10 more
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A Safe and Effective Atovaquone-Proguanil Therapeutic Protocol for the Treatment of Avian Malaria by Plasmodium relictum in Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus). [PDF]
Pugliese N +10 more
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Association between malaria control and paediatric blood transfusions in rural Zambia: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions can reduce mortality among children with severe malarial anaemia, but there is limited evidence quantifying the relationship between paediatric malaria and blood transfusions. This study explores the extent to which the use
Alison B Comfort +11 more
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Prophylaxis - A key component in malaria control
With the summer holidays fast approaching, holidaymakers will be planning their trip across Africa and the globe. Patients need to be aware of the risks of mosquito bites and contracting malaria. Malaria is endemic in the Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Northern
R. L. van Zyl
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Amplicon Deep Sequencing Reveals Multiple Genetic Events Lead to Treatment Failure with Atovaquone-Proguanil in Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]
Castañeda-Mogollón D +5 more
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Atovaquone/Proguanil: The Need for Family Protection [PDF]
An increasing number of families, including children and the elderly, are seeking more adventurous travel in exotic parts of the world. Holiday destinations now include once-remote regions such as subSaharan Africa and New Guinea. This increase in visits to tropical and subtropical regions, combined with widespread chloroquine-resistant malaria, now ...
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