title: Possible clinical failure of artemether-lumefantrine in an italian traveler with uncomplicated falciparum malaria.
abstract: Artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in endemic areas with multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum. We report a case of possible artemether-lumefantrine clinical failure in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria imported from Democratic Republic of Congo.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Regional Hospital U. Parini, Aosta, Italy.
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authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Repetto
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traverso
authors.forename: Claudio G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Giacomazzi
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