High Risk of Neutropenia in HIV‐Infected Children following Treatment with Artesunate plus Amodiaquine for Uncomplicated Malaria in Uganda
Open Access
- 1 April 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 46 (7) , 985-991
- https://doi.org/10.1086/529192
Abstract
Background. Artemisinin-based combination therapies are rapidly being adopted for the treatment of malaria in Africa; however, there are limited data on their safety and efficacy among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected populations.Keywords
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