Evaluation of Reported Malaria Chemoprophylactic Failure among Travelers in a US University Exchange Program, 2002
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Evaluation of reported malaria chemoprophylactic failure among travelers in a US University Exchange Program, 2002.
BACKGROUND Travelers to malarious areas are at risk of acquiring malaria; however, with chemoprophylaxis and prompt, effective therapy, serious complications of infection are generally preventable. In June 2002, we investigated a report of a cluster of malaria cases among US university staff and students who visited Ghana and were reportedly adherent to appropriate malaria chemoprophylaxis. M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/425311