title: Failure of malaria chemoprophylaxis with mefloquine in an oversize traveller to Mozambique.
abstract: A case of failure of mefloquine prophylaxis in an oversize traveller, who correctly took the drug. This case seems to be attributed to mefloquine resistance, however it is suggested that mefloquine dosage should be modulated by body weight, as is already indicated by some authorities.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Tropical Diseases, Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital, Verona, Negrar, Italy. federico.gobbi@sacrocuore.it.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gobbi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossanese
authors.forename: Dora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buonfrate
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Angheben
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lunardi
authors.forename: Zeno
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bisoffi
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009073:Mozambique; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014195:Travel; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D015767:Mefloquine