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Activities of artesunate and amodiaquine against intestinal helminth in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in endemic areas

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We are grateful to our clinic staff, especially Moji Amao and Adeola Alabi, for their assistance with running the study.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Institute for Medical Research and Training, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    A. A. Adedeji, F. A. Fehintola, T. Balogun & A. Sowunmi

  2. Department of Pharmacology, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Sagamu, Nigeria

    A. A. Adedeji

  3. Health Research and Development Centre, Ikenne, Nigeria

    A. A. Adedeji

  4. School of Medical Laboratory, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

    N. O. Olasupo

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Adedeji, A.A., Fehintola, F.A., Olasupo, N.O. et al. Activities of artesunate and amodiaquine against intestinal helminth in children with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in endemic areas. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 27, 627–629 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-008-0464-z

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Keywords

  • Malaria
  • Stool Sample
  • Severe Malaria
  • Artesunate
  • Artemether