Doxycycline in the treatment of falciparum malaria among aborigine children in West Malaysia.
Doxycycline in a single dose was found to be a valuable drug in the treatment of chloroquine-resistant falciparum malaria. It was less effective in a single daily dose of 4 mg/kg body-weight for four days, when it cured only five out of nine patients, while a dosage of 4 mg/kg body-weight for seven days cured 23 out of 26 patients.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008296:Malaysia; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects
D002738:Chloroquine; D004318:Doxycycline