Title
Repeated Plasmodium vivax malaria relapses in a Peruvian sailor
Date Issued
01 December 2015
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
McFarland A.P.
Mercado A.
Cavalcanti S.
Unidad de Investigación Médica Naval-6
Unidad de Investigación Médica Naval-6
Centro Medico Naval cirujano Mayor Santiago Tavara
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd.
Abstract
Two Plasmodium vivax recurrences in a Peruvian sailor with weight above the 60 kg (cap for primaquine dosage) highlight the importance of adequate radical cure weight dosage for patient treatment and control efforts, particularly within the military.
Volume
14
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84952862330
PubMed ID
Source
Malaria Journal
ISSN of the container
14752875
Sponsor(s)
The participation of Dr. Lescano in this project is sponsored by the training grant NIH/FIC 2D43 TW007393 awarded to NAMRU-6 by the Fogarty International Center of the US National Institutes of Health. Work was partially funded by the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center, Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC/GEIS) of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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