Malaria--state of the art. 2: Therapy and prevention of malaria
Backmund, M.; von Zielonka, M.; Hartmann, W.J.; Hesse, J.; Eichenlaub, D.
Fortschritte der Medizin 117(1-2): 24-28
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0015-8178 PMID: 10036807 Document Number: 506822
Suspected tropical malaria is an acute emergency. Immediate effective pharmacological treatment is of the essence. As in the case of prevention, various antimalarials are now available for treatment. Complicated tropical malaria requires treatment in hospital and intensive monitoring. The risk of infection and serious illness leading to a fatal outcome can be considerably reduced by suitable chemoprophylaxis or the use of stand-by medication for self-treatment, which, however, must be matched to resistance zones and the incidence of the four species of Plasmodium, in particular Plasmodium falciparum.