Gametocytaemia in senegalese children with uncomplicated Falciparum malaria treated with chloroquine, amodiaquine or sulfadoxine + pyrimethamine

Plasmodium falciparum gametocytaemia was studied in 266 Senegalese children (median 4 years, range 0.5-16) with uncomplicated malaria treated with chloroquine (CQ), amodiaquine (AQ) or sulfadoxine+pyrimethamine (SP). The proportion of resistant infections in vivo to these drugs was 44 %, 16 % and 7...

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Main Authors: Sokhina C.S, Trape J.-F, Robert V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2001-09-01
Series:Parasite
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2001083243