Doxycycline prophylaxis for falciparum malaria

188 schoolchildren aged 10-15 living in a malaria endemic area along the Thai-Burmese border were matched for age, splenomegaly, and weight and were then randomly assigned to receive either doxycycline (adult equivalent of 100 mg daily) or chloroquine (adult equivalent of 300 mg base weekly). All dr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1987-05, Vol.1 (8543), p.1161-1164
Hauptverfasser:	Pang, L W, Limsomwong, N, Boudreau, E F, Singharaj, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Child Chloroquine - therapeutic use Clinical Trials as Topic Doxycycline - administration & dosage Doxycycline - therapeutic use Humans Malaria - epidemiology Malaria - prevention & control Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium vivax Random Allocation Refugees Thailand
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