ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
The purpose of the study was to ascertain the therapeutic efficacy of different treatments for uncomplicated falciparum
malaria in the hospitals in Sagaing, northern and eastern Shan, to facilitate updating the existing national antimalarial
drug policy. The proposed 14-day trial for monitoring the efficacy of treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria is
an efficient method for identifying treatment failure patterns at the intermediate level (township hospital) in the Union
of Myanmar. Minimal clinical and parasitological data for days 0?14 were required to classify treatment failure and
success. Clinical and parasitological responses on day 3 and days 4?14 were used as clear examples of early and late
treatment failure, respectively. Mefloquine is five times more likely to be effective than chloroquine and sulfadoxine-
pyrimethamine (S-P), whereas chloroquine and S-P treatments have nearly identical failure patterns. The alarming
frequency of clinical and parasitological failure (failure rate >50%) following chloroquine treatment was reported in
Sagaing and following S-P treatment in Sagaing and eastern Shan.
ရင်းမြစ်:
World Health Organization
Date of Publication:
1999-00-00
Date of entry:
2010-10-28
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
အကြောင်းအရာ/အမျိုးအစား:
Language:
English