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Methylene blue for malaria in Africa: results from a dose-finding study in combination with chloroquine
The development of safe, effective and affordable drug combinations against malaria in Africa is a public health priority. Methylene blue (MB) has a similar mode of action as chloroquine (CQ) and has moreover been shown to selectively inhibit the Plasmodium falciparum glutathione reductase. In 2004,...
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1617109/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17026773 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-5-84 |