Plasmodium vivax resistance to chloroquine (R2) and mefloquine (R3) in Brazilian Amazon region Resistência do Plasmodium vivax pela cloroquina (R2) e mefloquina (R3) na amazônia Brasileira
We report for the first time a patient with malaria due to Plasmodium vivax who showed R2 resistance to chloroquine and R3 resistance to mefloquine in the Brazilian Amazon region based on WHO clinical criteria for diagnosis of malaria resistance. Failure was observed with unsupervised oral chloroqui...
Published in: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
1999
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821999000100013 https://doaj.org/article/3e0d6d10774b49b0935947ed258fa9ff |