Artesunate Misuse and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Traveler Returning from Africa

Shahinas, Dea; Lau, Rachel; Khairnar, Krishna; Hancock, David; Pillai, Dylan R.

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Artesunate Misuse and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Traveler Returning from Africa

Published Date:

Oct 2010

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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(10):1608-1610.

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Shahinas, Dea ; Lau, Rachel ; Khairnar, Krishna ; Hancock, David ; Pillai, Dylan R. ;

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Plasmodium falciparum malaria developed in an African-born traveler who returned to Canada after visiting Nigeria. While there, she took artesunate prophylactically. Isolates had an elevated 50% inhibitory concentration to artemisinin, artesunate, and artemether, compared with that of other African isolates. Inappropriate use of artemisinin derivatives can reduce P. falciparum susceptibility.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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