ABSTRACT
The efficacy of co-trimaxozole for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia in children younger than 5 years of age was evaluated in Malawi. 46 children with P falciparum parasitaemia; 37 percent of whom also met clinical criteria for acute respiratory tract infection; were treated with 20 mg/kg co-trimaxozole twice daily for five days. Parasitaemia (mean clearance time 2.7 days) and syptoms were rapidly abolished and improvement was maintained during the follow-up 14 days. Co-trimaxozole may be an effecitve single treatment for febrile illness in young children in areas where malaria is endemic; resources are few; and diagnosis must rely on clinical findings alone
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Anti-Bacterial Agents , Child , Drug Therapy , Malaria , Plasmodium falciparum , Respiratory Tract InfectionsABSTRACT
Some of the findings are: 1) that on sera collected between 1987 and 1990; the seroprevalence rate among sexually active women who became pregnant was 6.9 percent; 2) there are factors associated with increased risk of HIV infection; 3) there is an association between malaria and HIV infections in pregnant women; and 4) that HIV infection in the mother during pregnancy doubles the risk of infant mortality
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HIV , Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Infant , Malaria , Pregnancy , WomenABSTRACT
This book aims to be a practical guide to pediatrics for hospital based Malawian clinicians; both clinical officers and junior doctors. Background information is included where it helps in the understanding of disease management. The book is; as far as possible; a concensus view of pediatric practice in Malawi