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245 _aThe use of antimalarial drugs: report of a WHO informal consultation
260 _bWHO
260 _c2001
270 _bGeneva
270 _dCH
300 _a141 p.
300 _bdiagrs., tabls., ilus.
505 _aPolicy implications:
505 _aCurrent status of antimalarial drug resistance:
505 _adevelopment of resistance.
505 _aAssessment of antimalarial drug susceptibility.
505 _aPlasmodium falciparum resistance.
505 _aPlasmodium vivax resistance.
505 _aCombination Therapy:
505 _aRationale for the use of combination therapy.
505 _aArtemisinin - based combination therapy.
505 _aImplementation of combination therapy - operational isues.
505 _aChemoprophylaxis and treatment of malaria in special groups:
505 _aChemoprophylaxis and intermittent treatment of malaria in pregnancy.
505 _aChemoprophylaxis and stand-by treatment in travellers.
505 _aManagement of severe malaria.
505 _aVivax malaria.
505 _aFormulations for paediatric use.
505 _aAntimalarial treatment policies:
505 _aDefinition.
505 _aPurpose.
505 _aDevelopment.
505 _aFactors influencing antimalarial treatment policies.
505 _aHealth-seeking behavior
505 _aCriteria for changing treatment poicy
505 _aProcess of changing treatment policy - country examples
505 _aImplementation and access to antimalarial drugs in endemic countries
505 _aAntimalarial drugs for malaria prevention and treatment
505 _aChloroquince
505 _aAmodiaquine
505 _aAntifolate drugs sulfa drug - pyrimethamine combinations
505 _aProguanil.
505 _aMefloquine
505 _aQuinine, quinidine and related alkaloids
505 _aHalofantrine
505 _aArtemisinin and its derivatives
505 _aPrimaquine
505 _aAntibiotics used as antimalarial drugs
505 _aAtovaquone-proguanil
505 _aChloroquine-proguanil
505 _aArtemether - lumefantrine
505 _aMefloquine-sulfadoxine - pyrimethamine
505 _aStatus and potential of combination therapies
505 _aPast or present co-administered non fixed combinations
505 _aCombinations undergoing consideration or trial
505 _aPotential combinations under consideration or trial with not yet available drugs
505 _aGuidance on the selection of drugs for national antimalarial treatment policies
505 _aCommon antimalarial drugs that should be considered in drug selection
546 _aInglés
650 _aMALARIA
650 _aPALUDISMO/quimioterapia
650 _aANTIMALÁRICOS
650 _xEpidemiología de Enfermedades Metaxénicas y Saneamiento Ambiental
710 _aOrganización Mundial de la Salud. Roll Back Malaria
852 _aQV256
_bW67
_c2001
942 _cLB
999 _c3379
_d3379