03339nam 2200649Ia 450 991045041820332120200520144314.01-281-74404-297866117440451-4237-9009-X92-4-068058-69789241546942(CKB)1000000000247153(EBL)284772(OCoLC)476035299(SSID)ssj0000166545(PQKBManifestationID)11924566(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166545(PQKBWorkID)10145944(PQKB)11452961(MiAaPQ)EBC284772(Au-PeEL)EBL284772(CaPaEBR)ebr10137828(CaONFJC)MIL174404(EXLCZ)99100000000024715320060525d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGuidelines for the treatment of malaria[electronic resource] /World Health OrganizationGeneva World Health Organizationc20061 online resource (266 p.)Description based upon print version of record.92-4-154694-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The clinical disease; 3 Treatment objectives; 4 Diagnosis of malaria; 5 Resistance to antimalarial medicines; 6 Antimalarial treatment policy; 7 Treatment of uncomplicated P falciparum malaria; 8 Treatment of severe falciparum malaria; 9 Treatment of malaria caused by P vivax P ovale or P malariae; 10 Mixed malaria infections; 11 Complex emergencies and epidemics; Annex 1. The guidelines development process; Annex 2. Adaptation of WHO malaria treatment guidelines for use in countries; Annex 3. Pharmacology of antimalarial drugsAnnex 4. Antimalarials and malaria transmissionAnnex 5. Malaria diagnosis; Annex 6. Resistance to antimalarials; Annex 7. Uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria; Annex 8. Malaria treatment and HIV/AIDS; Annex 9. Treatment of severe P. falciparum malaria; Annex 10. Treatment of P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae infections; IndexMalaria is an important cause of death and illness in children and adults in tropical countries. Mortality, currently estimated at over a million people per year, has risen in recent years, probably due to increasing resistance to antimalarial medicines. Malaria control requires an integrated approach comprising prevention including vector control and treatment with effective antimalarials.The affordable and widely available antimalarial chloroquine which was in the past a mainstay of malaria control is now ineffective in most falciparum malaria endemic areas, and resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrMalariaChemotherapyAntimalarialsMalariaDiagnosisElectronic books.MalariaChemotherapy.Antimalarials.MalariaDiagnosis.616.9/36206616.9362World Health Organization.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450418203321Guidelines for the treatment of malaria1917966UNINA