[A case of chloroquine-resistant tropical malaria from eastern Africa (Kenya)].
A case of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria in a non-immune Swiss tourist is described. The infection was acquired in Kenya in spite of regular chloroquine prophylaxis with therapeutic serum levels. The isolated plasmodia showed marked in vitro resistance to chloroquine and sensitivity to mefloquine and pyrimethamine.
D000368:Aged; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D013557:Switzerland / Q000208:ethnology
D002738:Chloroquine
Ein Fall von chloroquinresistenter Malaria tropica aus Ostafrika (Kenia).