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Clinical malaria in Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 1984)
PIP: Malaria is the most prevalent and devastating public health problem in Africa despite much research and control effort over the last two decades. In most parts of Africa, individuals should take 200 mg of Proguanil ...
Chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a local Kenyan: a case report.
(1984)
The choice of partner drug is critical for artemisinine-based combination therapy (ACT) to remain effective and amodiaquine (AQ) is one important candidate to evaluate.
We treated 81 children <5 years with uncomplicated ...
Splenectomy in kala-azar
(1984-09)
At the beginning of the century, splenectomy was used in the treatment of kala-azar, but now is rarely needed, the major indication being for drug resistant kala-azar. Inadvertent splenectomy prior to the diagnosis of ...
Clinical, haematological and parasitological response to treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Kenya. A study of 64 patients
(1984)
Sixty four Kenyan patients with visceral leishmaniasis were treated with sodium stibogluconate (Pentostam) (40 patients) or various combinations of Pentostam and allopurinol (24 patients). Three patients, initially considered ...