Back to chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis in pregnancy?

R. Matthew Chico; Feiko Ter Kuile

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30427-4

Back to chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis in pregnancy?

R. Matthew Chico
, Feiko Ter Kuile

Clinical Sciences

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Malaria is among the most common preventable causes of adverse pregnancy outcomes. WHO recommends intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for HIV-negative women; however, parasite resistance now threatens the effectiveness of this approach.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1051-1052
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet Infectious Diseases
Volume	18
Issue number	10
Early online date	5 Sept 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s1473-3099(18)30427-4
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2018

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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