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Quinine pharmacokinetics in cerebral malaria: predicted plasma concentrations after rapid intravenous loading using a two-compartment model.

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To investigate the toxic potential of rapid intravenous quinine administration in severe malaria, the pharmacokinetic properties of low-dose quinine dihydrochloride injection (4 mg/kg body weight, equivalent to 3.3 mg base/kg) followed one hour later by infusion of 16 mg/kg over 3 h were studied in 7 patients with cerebral malaria. Plasma quinine concentrations closely followed a bi-exponential decline. Both the volumes of the central compartment (mean +/- SD: 0.17 +/- 0.10 litre/kg) and tota...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
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Author
Journal:
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume:
82
Issue:
4
Pages:
542-547
Publication date:
1988-01-01
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EISSN:
1878-3503
ISSN:
0035-9203
Language:
English
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pubs:42997
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uuid:0499d9a2-0202-4ebb-9b1a-f883057aef9c
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pubs:42997
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42997
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2012-12-19

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