Therapeutic efficacy of clindamycin in combination with quinine for treating uncomplicated malaria in a village dispensary in Gabon

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作者
Vaillant, M [1 ]
Millet, P [1 ]
Luty, A [1 ]
Tshopamba, P [1 ]
Lekoulou, F [1 ]
Mayombo, J [1 ]
Georges, AJ [1 ]
Deloron, P [1 ]
机构
[1] CTR INT RECH MED FRANCEVILLE,FRANCEVILLE,GABON
关键词
malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; quinine; clindamycin; Gabon;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-411.x
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The efficacy of a 3-day clindamycin-quinine regimen to treat clinical malaria attacks was investigated in 256 children from western Gabon. Treatment was well tolerated by all of the children and its efficacy was higher than 97% by day 20. Thus this 3-day clindamycin-quinine regimen might constitute a potential alternative to chloroquine for treating clinical malarial attacks in children from Gabon.
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