Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital

Imported and autochthonous malaria in West Saudi Arabia: results from a reference hospital

Abstract Background The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is seeking malaria eradication. Malaria transmission has been very low over the last few years. Discovered cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection are assigned a treatment protocol of artemisinin-based combination therapy, which consists of artesunate...

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Main Authors: Rasha Hassan Soliman, Patricia Garcia-Aranda, Sherine Mohamed Elzagawy, Boshra El-Sayed Hussein, Wael Wahid Mayah, Alexandra Martin Ramirez, Thuy-Huong Ta-Tang, José Miguel Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Drug resistance
Antifolate drugs
Saudi Arabia
Indigenous cases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2438-7

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