Journal article
Efficacy of six doses of artemether-lumefantrine (benflumetol) in multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
- Abstract:
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The new oral fixed combination artemether-lumefantrine (CGP 56697) has proved to be an effective and well-tolerated treatment of multi-drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria, although cure rates using the four-dose regimen have been lower than with the currently recommended alternative of artesunate-mefloquine. Two six-dose schedules (total adult dose = 480 mg of artemether and 2,880 mg of lumefantrine) were therefore compared with the previously used four-dose regimen (320 mg of arteme...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
- Volume:
- 60
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 936-942
- Publication date:
- 1999-06-01
- EISSN:
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1476-1645
- ISSN:
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0002-9637
- Source identifiers:
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13797
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:13797
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- Local pid:
- pubs:13797
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 1999
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