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Artemether-lumefantrine and liver enzyme abnormalities in non-severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in returned travellers: a retrospective comparative study with quinine-doxycycline in a Portuguese centre

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based therapy is the current standard treatment for non-severe malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. The potential for asymptomatic liver toxicity of this therapy and its implication in clinical practice is currently unknown. The aim of this study is to assess the hepatic fun...

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Autores principales: Silva-Pinto, André, Ruas, Rogério, Almeida, Francisco, Duro, Raquel, Silva, André, Abreu, Cândida, Sarmento, António
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264472/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28122572
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1698-y