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Historical Review: Problematic Malaria Prophylaxis with Quinine

Quinine, a bitter-tasting, short-acting alkaloid drug extracted from cinchona bark, was the first drug used widely for malaria chemoprophylaxis from the 19th century. Compliance was difficult to enforce even in organized groups such as the military, and its prophylaxis potential was often questioned...

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Author: Shanks, G. Dennis
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973170/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27185766
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0138
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