[Assessment of a chloroquine-spiramycin combination in the treatment of malaria in an area of moderate resistance].
The authors treated two groups of children in Zaire with two different regimens: chloroquine vs chloroquine-spiramycin. Chloroquine alone was successful in 83% of cases and chloroquine-spiramycin in 95% of cases (statistically significant). The tolerance of both regimens was excellent.
Kabeya
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Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Sud Gécamines, Lubumbashi, Zaïre.
Faurant
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C
Tshibemba
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M
Kankolongo
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L
Krim
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G
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015572:Spiramycin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D015572:Spiramycin; D002738:Chloroquine
Appréciation d'une association chloroquine-spiramycine dans le traitement du paludisme en zone de chloroquinorésistance modérée.