Risk Associated with Asymptomatic Parasitaemia Occurring Post-Antimalarial Treatment

Risk Associated with Asymptomatic Parasitaemia Occurring Post-Antimalarial Treatment

OBJECTIVE: Parasites may recur asymptomatically after initial clearance by antimalarial treatment. Current guidelines recommend treatment only when patients develop symptoms or at the end of follow-up. We wanted to assess prospectively the probability of becoming symptomatic and the risks of this pr...

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Main Authors: Olliaro, P., Pinoges, L., Checchi, F., Vaillant, M., Guthmann, J. P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Antimalarials
Preschool Child
Female
Humans
Infant
Logistic Models
Malaria/*drug therapy/parasitology/*physiopathology/prevention & control
Male
Parasitemia
control
Proportional Hazards Models
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5118

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5118

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