Ototoxicity of artemether/lumefantrine in the treatment of falciparum malaria: a randomized trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Due to increasing drug resistance, artemisinin-based combination chemotherapy (ACT) has become the first-line treatment of falciparum malaria in many endemic countries. However, irreversible ototoxicity associated with artemether/lum...

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Main Authors: Krause Eike, Girma Tsinuel, Mamo Yoseph, Berens-Riha Nicole, Miranda Isabel, Eshetu Teferi, Gürkov Robert, Schmidt Michael, Hempel John-Martin, Löscher Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/179