A randomized trial of the efficacy of artesunate and three quinine regimens in the treatment of severe malaria in children at the Ebolowa Regional Hospital, Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Severe malaria is a medical emergency with high mortality in children below 5 years of age especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Recently, quinine has been replaced by artesunate as the first-line drug in the treatment of severe malaria in Cameroon. No local data are yet available on the eff...

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Autores principales: Maka, Daniel Ethe, Chiabi, Andreas, Ndikum, Valentine, Achu, Dorothy, Mah, Evelyn, Nguefack, Séraphin, Nana, Pamela, Njoumemi, Zakariaou, Mbacham, Wilfred, Mbonda, Elie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26520401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0948-0

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