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chloroquine and Malnourishment

chloroquine has been researched along with Malnourishment in 2 studies

Chloroquine: The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses.
chloroquine : An aminoquinoline that is quinoline which is substituted at position 4 by a [5-(diethylamino)pentan-2-yl]amino group at at position 7 by chlorine. It is used for the treatment of malaria, hepatic amoebiasis, lupus erythematosus, light-sensitive skin eruptions, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Although chloroquine (CQ) monotherapy is now generally inadequate for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in northern Ghana--recently, 58% of 225 children failed treatment by day 14--use of the drug continues because of its low cost and wide availability."3.73Chloroquine-treatment failure in northern Ghana: roles of pfcrt T76 and pfmdr1 Y86. ( Agana-Nsiire, P; Bienzle, U; Eggelte, TA; Ehrhardt, S; Markert, M; Mathieu, A; Mockenhaupt, FP; Otchwemah, RN; Stollberg, K, 2005)

Research

Studies (2)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's2 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Mockenhaupt, FP1
Ehrhardt, S1
Eggelte, TA1
Agana-Nsiire, P1
Stollberg, K1
Mathieu, A1
Markert, M1
Otchwemah, RN1
Bienzle, U1
Onyango-Ogony, PJ1

Other Studies

2 other studies available for chloroquine and Malnourishment

ArticleYear
Chloroquine-treatment failure in northern Ghana: roles of pfcrt T76 and pfmdr1 Y86.
    Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 2005, Volume: 99, Issue:8

    Topics: Animals; Antimalarials; ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloroquine; Dru

2005
Preventable causes of blindness.
    East African medical journal, 2006, Volume: 83, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Africa, Eastern; Aged, 80 and over; Blindness; Child; Chloroquine; Humans; Leprosy; Malnutrit

2006