Temporal changes in haematocrit following artemisinin-based combination treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in children

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination treatments (ACTs) or intravenous artesunate are used in over 100 countries for uncomplicated or severe falciparum malaria. Although intravenous artesunate may cause delayed haemolytic anaemia, there is little evaluation of the temporal changes in haematocrit...

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Autores principales: Sowunmi, Akintunde, Akano, Kazeem, Ayede, Adejumoke I., Ntadom, Godwin, Fatunmbi, Bayo, Aderoyeje, Temitope, Adewoye, Elsie O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26502714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1219-y