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RESISTANT PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM MALARIA CURED BY HIGH QUININE DOSAGE

B. A. Smithurst

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The emergence of strains of Plasmodium falciparum malaria which are resistant to treatment with chloroquine, the drug of choice, is a problem to physicians in South-East Asia who are treating malaria. The following case is presented to illustrate the high doses of quinine which may sometimes be required to control such an infection.

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Key concepts: Quinine, Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Chloroquine, Drug, Drug resistance, Medicine, Virology