Title: Comparative trial on the response of Plasmodium falciparum to halofantrine and mefloquine in Trat Province, eastern Thailand.
Abstract:With the appearance of strains of Plasmodium falciparum in the Trat Province, eastern Thailand, reported to have developed resistance to mefloquine there is a need for an alternative drug. This compar...With the appearance of strains of Plasmodium falciparum in the Trat Province, eastern Thailand, reported to have developed resistance to mefloquine there is a need for an alternative drug. This comparative trial with mefloquine and halofantrine has demonstrated extremely low cure rates with both drugs (33.3% and 28.13% respectively), cross-resistance is suggested.Read More
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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