LEADER 03339nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910450418203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-74404-2 010 $a9786611744045 010 $a1-4237-9009-X 010 $a92-4-068058-6 024 3 $z9789241546942 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247153 035 $a(EBL)284772 035 $a(OCoLC)476035299 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000166545 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11924566 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166545 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10145944 035 $a(PQKB)11452961 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC284772 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL284772 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10137828 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL174404 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247153 100 $a20060525d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGuidelines for the treatment of malaria$b[electronic resource] /$fWorld Health Organization 210 $aGeneva $cWorld Health Organization$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (266 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a92-4-154694-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminaries; 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 drugs 327 $aAnnex 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; Index 330 $aMalaria 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-pyr 606 $aMalaria$xChemotherapy 606 $aAntimalarials 606 $aMalaria$xDiagnosis 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMalaria$xChemotherapy. 615 0$aAntimalarials. 615 0$aMalaria$xDiagnosis. 676 $a616.9/36206 676 $a616.9362 712 02$aWorld Health Organization. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450418203321 996 $aGuidelines for the treatment of malaria$91917966 997 $aUNINA