[Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria imported into Italy].
A case of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria imported into Italy from Angola is reported. It represents a further demonstration that R III resistance to 4-aminoquinolines has spread to countries of the Central Africa Atlantic Coast with important implications for the treatment of patients and individual chemoprophylaxis.
Tosato
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Divisione Medica IV-Ospedale Civile Santa Maria della Misericordia-Udine.
Udina
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P
Fossaluzza
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V
Schiavon
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I
Rossi
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000634:Aminoquinolines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000810:Angola; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel
D000634:Aminoquinolines; D002738:Chloroquine
Malaria da Plasmodium falciparum clorochino-resistente importata in Italia.