Residual Antimalarial Concentrations before Treatment in Patients with Malaria from Cambodia: Indication of Drug Pressure
Author(s) -
Eva Maria Hodel,
Blaise Genton,
Boris Zanolari,
Thomas Mercier,
Duong Socheat,
HansPeter Beck,
Piero Olliaro,
Laurent A. Décosterd,
Frédéric Ariey
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/655779
Subject(s) - malaria , drug , drug resistance , medicine , intensive care medicine , plasmodium falciparum , artemisinin , piperaquine , indoor residual spraying , mefloquine , pharmacology , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
The Thai-Cambodian border has been known as the origin of antimalarial drug resistance for the past 30 years. There is a highly diverse market for antimalarials in this area, and improved knowledge of drug pressure would be useful to target interventions aimed at reducing inappropriate drug use.
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