Evidence of Self-Medication with Chloroquine before Consultation for Malaria in the Southern Pacific Coast Region of Colombia.

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.18-0515

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Evidence of Self-Medication with Chloroquine before Consultation for Malaria in the Southern Pacific Coast Region of Colombia.

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jan 2019

Diaz Gustavo, Lasso Alvaro Mauricio, Murillo Claribel, Montenegro Lidia M, Echeverry Diego F

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Self-medication with antimalarial drugs is a major factor in the development of drug resistance, exerting subtherapeutic drug pressure on circulating parasite populations. Data on self-medication with antimalarials from the Southern Pacific coast region of Colombia, where 4-aminoquinolines resistance and political instability prevail, are vital to elimination strategies. We present results of an exploratory study...

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PMID: 30457089
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0515
PMCID: PMC6335913

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