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UNINA9910966869203321 |
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Titolo |
Guidelines for the treatment of malaria / / World Health Organization |
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Geneva, : World Health Organization, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-76086-6 |
9786612760860 |
92-4-068540-5 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Malaria - Chemotherapy |
Antimalarials |
Malaria - Diagnosis |
Malaria - drug therapy |
Antimalarials - therapeutic use |
Antimalarials - standards |
Malaria - diagnosis |
Guideline |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Executive summary contains : 1. Reccomendations unchanged from the first edition of the Guidelines (2006) and 2. Additional recommendations in the second edition of the Guidelines (2010). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Clinical disease and epidemiology -- Objectives of treatment -- Resistance to antimalarial medicines -- Antimalarial treatment policy -- Diagnosis of malaria -- Treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria -- Treatment of severe falciparum malaria -- Treatment of malaria caused by P. vivax, P. ovale or P. malariae -- Mixed malaria infections -- Complex emergencies and epidemics -- Case management in the context of malaria elimination -- Mass drug administration. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Malaria case management remains a vital component of the malaria control strategies. This entails early diagnosis and prompt treatment with effective antimalarial medicines. The WHO Guidelines for the treatment of malaria, which were first published in 2006, provide |
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