| Literature DB >> 18060428 |
Irmela Müller-Stöver1, Jaco J Verweij, Barbara Hoppenheit, Klaus Göbels, Dieter Häussinger, Joachim Richter.
Abstract
Plasmodium malariae is regarded as usually being susceptible to all anti-malarials whether applied for prophylaxis or treatment. We report on three cases of P. malariae infection which occurred 12-14 weeks after anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis or treatment with mefloquine or atovaquone/proguanil. The most likely explanation for the failure of mefloquine and atovaquone/proguanil to prevent quartan malaria occurring some months later is the insufficient effect on the particularly long-lasting pre-erythrocytic development stages of P. malariae.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 18060428 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-007-0804-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289