Ist <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>, der Erreger der Malaria tropica, jetzt auch gegen Fansidar resistent? (Publications)
A world-wide increase of malaria infections is observed. Malaria is imported into Switzerland mainly by tourists and recently by refugees from South East Asia. The strains of P. falciparum resistant to [...] patient with P. falciparum infection from Cambodia is reported, who suffered from three episodes of malaria recrudescence within ten weeks, in spite of adequate therapy with quinine and Fansidar. The definition
Malaria prevention in travelers (Publications)
approach to malaria prevention is to follow the "A, B, C, D" rule: Awareness of risk, Bite avoidance, Compliance with chemoprophylaxis, and prompt Diagnosis in case of fever. The risk of acquiring malaria depends [...] This review discusses the different strategies and drug options available for the prevention of malaria during and post travel