title: Malaria prophylaxis and guidelines.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Malaria prophylaxis recommendations issued by different health authorities in Europe are inhomogeneous, and so is the opinion of experts, but a general trend towards reducing its use is evident, and prescribers apparently adhere more easily to more restrictive recommendations.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A new Italian guideline has been produced, looking both at scientific evidence (data on malaria risk and drugs' side effects) and at the opinion of experts (surveys and previously issued recommendations).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Collecting data on imported malaria, stating a clear methodology and introduce a discussion at international level should be the next goals in order to homogenise recommendations for malaria prophylaxis in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale "Amedeo di Savoia", Corso Svizzera 164, 10149, Turin, Italy, guido.calleri@aslto2.piemonte.it.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calleri
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008288:Malaria / Q000517:prevention & control*; D057236:Travel Medicine / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials