Patient age does not affect mefloquine concentrations in erythrocytes and plasma during the acute phase of falciparum malaria

Objective: To evaluate whether patient age has a significant impact on mefloquine concentrations in the plasma and erythrocytes over the course of treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Methods: A total of 20 children aged between 8 and 11 years and 20 adult males aged between 22 and 41 yea...

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Main Authors: José Luiz Fernandes Vieira, Larissa Maria Guimarães Borges, Michelle Valéria Dias Ferreira, Juan Gonzalo Bardarez Rivera, Margarete do Socorro Mendonça Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016301246