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Impaired clinical response in a patient with uncomplicated falciparum malaria who received poor-quality and underdosed intramuscular artemether.
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We describe an adult with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria who did not improve clinically despite 5 days of intramuscular artemether therapy. He was prescribed a lower dose (kg body weight) than that recommended, and a vial from the packet contained only 74% of the artemether dose as stated by the manufacturer. The combination of underdosing, poor-quality drug, and the intrinsic low bioavailability of artemether may have contributed to his poor clinical response. Analysis of the pa...
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- Journal:
- American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene More from this journal
- Volume:
- 78
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 552-555
- Publication date:
- 2008-04-01
- EISSN:
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1476-1645
- ISSN:
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0002-9637
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English
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pubs:7132
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7132
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2012-12-19
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- 2008
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