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Is there a distinction between malaria treatment and intermittent preventive treatment? Insights from a cross-sectional study of anti-malarial drug use among Ugandan pregnant women
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, treatment of clinical malaria and intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) are common during pregnancy. As a result, both formal and informal reports from antenatal sources suggest possible misuse of SP for malaria treatment among pregnant women....
Autores principales: | Odongo, Charles O, Bisaso, Kuteesa R, Kitutu, Freddy, Obua, Celestino, Byamugisha, Josaphat |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4424832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25935720 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0702-7 |
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