title: Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine or chloroquine/clindamycin treatment of Gabonese school children infected with chloroquine resistant malaria.
abstract: In a randomized trial, a high dosage chloroquine monotherapy (45 mg/kg over 3 days) was compared with combination regimens of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine and chloroquine/clindamycin for treating Gabonese school children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In chloroquine treated patients only 32% were ultimately cured. In contrast, more than 90% of patients were cured after treatment with either combination regimen.
authors.affiliation: International Research Laboratory, Albert-Schweitzer-Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon, Austria.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mordmüller
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Graninger
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bienzle
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kremsner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000188:drug therapy; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects; D011739:Pyrimethamine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013413:Sulfadoxine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations; C001205:fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination; D002981:Clindamycin; D013413:Sulfadoxine; D002738:Chloroquine; D011739:Pyrimethamine