title: [Prophylaxis of malaria].
abstract: Malaria prevention involves vector control, individual protection against mosquito bites and chemoprophylaxis. Chemoprophylaxis has become more difficult in recent years owing to the spread of chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum strains. Current possibilities are chloroquine and mefloquine (with relatively poor tolerance and a few resistant strains), or the chloroquine-proguanil combination (well tolerated with some failures). Prophylaxis should not be discontinued unless transmission remains at a low level. Among inhabitants of endemic areas, prophylaxis is generally restricted to pregnant women.
authors: Hôpital Bichat, Paris.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Charmot
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Coulaud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002727:Proguanil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013413:Sulfadoxine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D003622:Dapsone; D004318:Doxycycline; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015767:Mefloquine; D002727:Proguanil; D011739:Pyrimethamine; D013413:Sulfadoxine; C001678:Maloprim; C046846:mefloquine-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
vernacular_title: Prophylaxie du paludisme.