Concurrent chloroquine- and Fansidar-resistant Plasmodium falciparum: an imported case into Zimbabwe.
A case of concurrent chloroquine- and Fransidar-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria imported into Zimbabwe by an adult male Zimbabwean from either Malawi or Mozambique is reported. The epidemiological and chemotherapeutic implications are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013413:Sulfadoxine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013424:Sulfanilamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015030:Zimbabwe
D004338:Drug Combinations; D013424:Sulfanilamides; C001205:fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination; D013413:Sulfadoxine; D002738:Chloroquine; D011739:Pyrimethamine