Is intrarectal quinine as effective as intravenous quinine for people with malaria? Evidence Update, Malaria Series, April 2005

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2005
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Health

Abstract

Each Evidence Update is a 2-page summary of a Cochrane Review of healthcare interventions relevant to people in low-income and middle-income countries.

This Evidence Update is adapted from Eisenhut M, Omari AAA. Intrarectal quinine for treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD004009. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004009.pub2

It is not known whether intrarectal quinine is as effective as giving the drug intravenously.

Citation

Effective Health Care Alliance Programme Consortium, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK, pp.2

Is intrarectal quinine as effective as intravenous quinine for people with malaria? Evidence Update, Malaria Series, April 2005

Published 1 January 2005
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