Assessment of C.V 8 in treatment of uncomplicated P.falciparum malaria in Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district of Quang Binh province from 2001 to 2002
- Author:
Vu Thanh Duc
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Drug C.V8, malaria
- MeSH:
Malaria;
malaria, falciparum;
Therapeutics;
therapy
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(6):27-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From 2001 to 2003, therapeutic efficacy of anti-malaria drug C.V8 was assessed in the uncomplicated P.falciparum patients in Son Trach commune. Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province. The patients were dosed with a three-day course C.V8. The cure rate was found to be 95.7% and the recrudescence rate of 4.3%. It is concluded that C.V8 tablet is an effective anti-malarial drug in treatment of uncomplicated P.falciparum malaria in Quang Binh province
