Abstract：
OBJECTIVES:To assess artemether-lumefantrine effectiveness in the treatment of falciparum malaria in an unsupervised outpatient setting in Africa. DESIGN:Open label prospective study. SETTING:Occupational health clinic, Mozambique. SUBJECTS:Semi-immune Mozambican adults. OUTCOME MEASURES:28-day treatment failures. RESULTS:54/54 subjects were smear negative on day 2, and at 'day 28' (range 26-34 days). CONCLUSIONS:Artemether-lumefantrine is effective in semi-immune adults in an unsupervised outpatient setting in Southern Africa, with no evidence of recrudescence.
journal_name
Travel Med Infect Disjournal_title
Travel medicine and infectious diseaseauthors
Toovey Sdoi
10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.08.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-01-01 00:00:00pages
29-31issue
1-2eissn
1477-8939issn
1873-0442pii
S1477-8939(07)00088-9journal_volume
6pub_type
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.06.002
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.06.003
更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2012.06.003
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2005.01.003
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.03.005
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.09.001
更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.09.004
更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Travel medicine and infectious disease
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