In vitro evaluation of quinidine sensitivity in brazilian Plasmodium falciparum isolates: comparative analysis to quinine and chloroquine Avaliação da sensibilidade in vitro à quinidina em isolados brasileiros de Plasmodium falciparum: análise comparativa à quinina e à cloroquina
Falciparum malaria represents a serious and an increasing world public health problem due to the acquired parasite's resistance to the most available drugs. In some endemic areas, quinidine, a diastereoisomer of the antimalarial quinine, has been employed for replacing the latter. In order to e...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2001-08-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652001000400009 |