HIGH EFFICACY OF SHORT-TERM QUININE-ANTIBIOTIC COMBINATIONS FOR TREATING ADULT MALARIA PATIENTS IN AN AREA IN WHICH MALARIA IS HYPERENDEMIC

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作者
METZGER, W
MORDMULLER, B
GRANINGER, W
BIENZLE, U
KREMSNER, PG
机构
[1] INST TROPENMED,D-10179 BERLIN,GERMANY
[2] ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSP,INT RES LAB,LAMBARENE,GABON
[3] UNIV VIENNA,DEPT INFECT DIS,A-1090 VIENNA,AUSTRIA
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10.1128/AAC.39.1.245
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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In a randomized trial, a three-dose quinine monotherapy was compared with short-term combination regimens of quinine-clindamycin and quinine-doxycycline for treating adult Gabonese patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In quinine-treated patients, only 38% were ultimately cured. In contrast, more than 90% of patients were cured after treatment with either combination regimen.
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