Possible treatment failure of artemether-lumefantrine in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated falciparum malaria.

Possible treatment failure of artemether-lumefantrine in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated falciparum malaria.

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Artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in endemic areas with multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum. We report a case of possible artemether-lumefantrine failure in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria imported f...

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Main Authors: Ernestina Carla Repetto, Claudio Giacomazzi, Antonio Traverso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-10-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Malaria
drug resistance
Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/323
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Summary:Artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in endemic areas with multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum. We report a case of possible artemether-lumefantrine failure in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria imported from Democratic Republic of Congo.
ISSN:2035-3006

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