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Single-dose therapy of falciparum malaria with mefloquine or pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine.

Year: 1979

Type: article

Abstract: A single oral dose (1.5 g) of mefloquine hydrochloride cured all of 37 patients with falciparum malaria, and a single dose of pyrimethamine (75 mg) plus sulfadoxine (1.5 g) cured 34 of 38 patients. The rates at which parasitaemia and fever abated were similar for the two regimens but mefloquine was associated with a higher incidence of gastrointestinal side effects.

Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)

Authors: E B Doberstyn, P Phintuyothin, S Noeypatimanondh, C Teerakiartkamjorn

Language: English

Topic: Malaria Research and Control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W22236944

FWCI: 13.42

Cites: 3

Cited by: 72

Related to: 10