Chemoprophylaxis in malaria: drugs, evidence of efficacy and costs

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dc.contributor.author Fernando, S.D.
dc.contributor.author Rodrigo, C.
dc.contributor.author Rajapakse, S.
dc.date.accessioned 2011-11-21T10:15:16Z
dc.date.available 2011-11-21T10:15:16Z
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.identifier.citation Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2011 Apr;4(4):330-6. Epub 2011 May 29 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://archive.cmb.ac.lk:8080/xmlui/handle/70130/435
dc.description.abstract This review concentrates on different aspects of malaria chemoprophylaxis, namely drug combinations, resistance, impact of malaria prevention in pregnancy and cost effectiveness. A MEDLINE search was performed for all articles with the key word 'Malaria' in the title field and 'Prophylaxis' in any field. The search was restricted to articles published in English within the last decade (1999-2009). Data sources included review articles published in core clinical journals, cohort studies, interventional studies, case control studies and cross sectional analyses. The mechanism of action, trial evidence of efficacy, side effects and geographical distribution of resistance is discussed for each prophylactic drug regimen. Impact of prophylaxis in pregnancy and the cost considerations are discussed under two separate sub topics. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.title Chemoprophylaxis in malaria: drugs, evidence of efficacy and costs en_US
dc.type Journal abstract en_US


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