Plasmodium falciparum resistant to fansidar
Rubis, C.; Wilson, M.; Lamont, G.; Cooke, R.
Medical Journal of Australia 1(13): 718
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0025-729X PMID: 7024758 Document Number: 169904
A probable case of P. falciparum malaria resistant to chloroquine and Fansidar (pyrimethamine plus sulphadoxine) is reported in a student from Papua New Guinea. In vitro sensitivity tests revealed resistance to chloroquine at 4 nmol/ml and to pyrimethamine at 10 mu mol/ml.
Document emailed within 1 workday
Related Documents
De Geus, A.; Meuwissen, J.H.; van Rijn, A. 1982: A case of fansidar-resistant Plasmodium falciparum from Tanzania Tropical and Geographical Medicine 34(3): 261-263Karyana, M.; Burdarm, L.; Yeung, S.; Kenangalem, E.; Wariker, N.; Maristela, R.; Umana, K.Gde.; Vemuri, R.; Okoseray, M.J.; Penttinen, P.M.; Ebsworth, P.; Sugiarto, P.; Anstey, N.M.; Tjitra, E.; Price, R.N. 2008: Malaria morbidity in Papua Indonesia, an area with multidrug resistant Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Journal 7: 148
Charmot, G.; Coulaud, J.P. 1990: Propositions thérapeutiques dans le paludisme A Plasmodium falciparum : le traitement du paludisme : A Plasmodium falciparum en Afrique (à l'exception des formes pernicieuses) - Treatment of malaria at Plasmodium falciparum in Africa (except cerebral malaria) Medecine Tropicale 50(1): 103-108
Nieuwoudt, N.J. 1984: Treatment of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria South African Medical Journal 65(23): 913-914
Assefa, T. 1987: A case of Plasmodium falciparum infection resistant to chloroquine Ethiopian Medical Journal 25(4): 209-210
Das Khatri, T. 1991: Chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Rajasthan Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 39(12): 926-928
Udomsangpetch, R.; Troye-Blomberg, M.; Brown, A.E.; Thaithong, S.; Perlmann, P.; Webster, H.K. 1994: Lymphocyte responses to Plasmodium falciparum ring-infected erythrocyte surface antigen (Pf155/RESA) peptides in individuals with naturally acquired Plasmodium falciparum malaria American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 50(4): 465-471
Lascaux, A.S.; Bouchaud, O.; Basco, L.; Khuong, M.A.; Le Bras, J.; Coulaud, J.P.; Charmot, G. 1994: Plasmodium falciparum malaria resistant to halofantrine in Madagascar. a case Presse Medicale 23(12): 582
Wijesundere, A.; Karunanayake, P.; Athukorala, I.; Jayasekara, K. 2005: Imported quinine resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sri Lanka Ceylon Medical Journal 50(3): 125-126
Béliveau, C.; Poisson, M.; Viens, P.; Véga, C.; Phaneuf, D.; Morisset, R. 1986: Plasmodium falciparum malaria resistant to chloroquine in 2 Canadian travelers L'Union Medicale du Canada 115(2): 122-123
Lopes, D.; Rungsihirunrat, K.; Nogueira, Fátima.; Seugorn, A.; Gil, Jé.Pedro.; do Rosário, V.E.; Cravo, P. 2002: Molecular characterisation of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum from Thailand Malaria Journal 1: 12
Freese, J.A.; Sharp, B.L.; Ngxongo, S.M.; Markus, M.B. 1988: In vitro confirmation of chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in KwaZulu South African Medical Journal 74(11): 576-578
Mazier, D.; Danis, M.; Druilhe, P.; Karabinis, A.; Brucker, G.; Félix, H.; Gentilini, M. 1984: Malaria caused by multi-resistant Plasmodium falciparum contracted in Tanzania Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 77(1): 44-51
Herbst, J.M.; Taylor, L.A.; Joubert, S.M. 1985: In vitro chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Natal/Kwazulu area South African Medical Journal 68(10): 749-750
Nosten, F. 2005: Malaria control in Plasmodium falciparum resistant to multi-therapy: a field opinion Medecine Tropicale: Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 65(1): 91-92
Al-Yaman, F.; Genton, B.; Reeder, J.C.; Anders, R.F.; Alpers, M.P. 1997: Evidence that recurrent Plasmodium falciparum infection is caused by recrudescence of resistant parasites American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 56(4): 436-439
Pribadi, W.; Dakung, L.S.; Gandahusada, S.; Daldyono 1981: Chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum infection from Lampung and South Sumatra, Indonesia Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 12(1): 69-73
Contreras, C.E.; Cortese, J.F.; Caraballo, A.; Plowe, C.V. 2002: Genetics of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Venezuelan state of Bolivar American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 67(4): 400-405
Penali, L.K.; Kone, M.; Komenan, A.; Coulibaly, L. 1993: Decrease in chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum in the Abidjan region (Ivory Coast) Medecine Tropicale: Revue du Corps de Sante Colonial 53(2): 191-194
Barkakaty, B.N.; Das, S.; Deka, R.P.; Sen, T.; Roy, R.G.; Pattanayak, S. 1980: Response to 600 mg amodiaquine base with 45 mg primaquine as presumptive treatment in chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum infection in Assam Indian Journal of Medical Research 72: 191-193