Postexposure Administration of Halofantrine for the Prevention of Malaria

Halofantrine was administered as prophylaxis for malaria to mine workers returning from endemic areas of Papua New Guinea. The men were randomly assigned to receive 500 mg of halofantrine daily for 3 days (n = 195) or 6 days (n = 150) or a total dose of 1,500 mg of chloroquine over 3 days (n = 55)....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 1993-10, Vol.17 (4), p.628-631
Hauptverfasser:	Shanks, G. D., Edstein, M. D., Kereu, R. K., Spicer, P. E., Rieckmann, K. H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Adult Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antimalarials Antimalarials - therapeutic use Antiparasitic agents Biological and medical sciences Blood Blood plasma Chloroquine - administration & dosage Chloroquine - therapeutic use Clinical Infectious Disease Articles Dosage Drug Administration Schedule Falciparum malaria Humans Infections Malaria Malaria, Falciparum - blood Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control Malaria, Vivax - blood Malaria, Vivax - prevention & control Male Medical sciences Mining Papua New Guinea Parasitemia Parasites Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phenanthrenes - administration & dosage Phenanthrenes - therapeutic use Plasmodium falciparum Travel Tropical medicine
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