Controlled trial of initial slow intravenous quinine vs conventional quinine infusion in the treatment of highly parasitized falciparum malaria in adult patients.

ABSTRACT

A total of 10 patients (adults) with highly parasitized falciparum malaria were treated initially with intravenous quinine (10 mg per kg quinine diluted in 20 ml normal saline injected very slowly with a syringe taking not less than 20 minutes). Six control patients were treated with quinine infusion standard method (quinine 10 mg/kg diluted in 500 ml of normal saline given as slow drip taking 4 hours for the drug to enter the patient's body). Both two groups of patients were followed by oral quinine 10 mg/kg three times a day for 7 days.