Chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Osogbo Nigeria: efficacy of amodiaquine + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and chloroquine + chlorpheniramine for treatment

Chloroquine (CQ) resistance in Plasmodium falciparum contributes to increasing malaria-attributable morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite a change in drug policy, continued prescription of CQ did not abate. Therefore the therapeutic efficacy of CQ in uncomplicated falciparum malaria...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	TO Ogungbamigbe, O Ojurongbe, PS Ogunro, BM Okanlawon, SO Kolawole
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2008-02-01
Subjects:	chloroquine resistance Plasmodium falciparum non-ACTs Nigeria
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000100012