title: [Experimental infection in mice by Plasmodium berghei: an evidence of antiparasitic action of azithromycin].
abstract: Infections of Plasmodium berghei in mice was stopped by azithromycin which was administered orally in dosages of 100mg/kg, for 28 days. This antibiotic was given since the same day that the animals were infected. The outcome suggests the necessity of more investigations on this antiparasitic activity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia, Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gakiya
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Braz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Amato Neto
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bezerra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010962:Plasmodium berghei
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin