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Pre-treatment with chloroquine and parasite chloroquine resistance in Ghanaian children with severe malaria.
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians - 1 Nov 2005
Evans J A, May J, Tominski D, Eggelte T, Marks F, Abruquah H H, Meyer C G, Timmann C, Agbenyega T, Horstmann R D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Self-medication with anti-malarial drugs is widespread, and chloroquine (CQ) resistance is increasing. The effect of these factors on the incidence and presentation of severe malaria is uncertain. AIM: To investigate subtype of severe malaria, duration of illness, previous CQ treatment and prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum CQ-resistance markers among children presenting with severe malaria to a...
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