Cotrimoxazole for childhood febrile illness in malaria-endemic regions
Malawi med. j. (Online)
; 8(1): 29-30, 1992.
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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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Assunto principal:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Criança
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Malária
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Antibacterianos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Malawi med. j. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
1992
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