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Case management of malaria: treatment and chemoprophylaxis.
S Afr Med J. 2013 Aug 29; 103(10 Pt 2):793-8.SA

Abstract

Malaria case management is a vital component of programmatic strategies for malaria control and elimination. Malaria case management encompasses prompt and effective treatment to minimise morbidity and mortality, reduce transmission and prevent the emergence and spread of antimalarial drug resistance. Malaria is an acute illness that may progress rapidly to severe disease and death, especially in non-immune populations, if not diagnosed early and promptly treated with effective drugs. In this article, the focus is on malaria case management, addressing treatment, monitoring for parasite drug resistance, and the impact of drug resistance on treatment policies; it concludes with chemoprophylaxis and treatment strategies for malaria elimination in South Africa.

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Upke IS
Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Mpumalanga Department of Health, Nelspruit, South Africa. moonad@health.gov.za.
Moonasar D
No affiliation info available
Raman J
No affiliation info available
Barnes KI
No affiliation info available
Baker L
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Blumberg L
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MeSH

AntimalarialsCase ManagementChemopreventionDisease EradicationDrug ResistanceHumansMalariaSouth Africa

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24079636

Citation

Upke, I S., et al. "Case Management of Malaria: Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 103, no. 10 Pt 2, 2013, pp. 793-8.
Upke IS, Moonasar D, Raman J, et al. Case management of malaria: treatment and chemoprophylaxis. S Afr Med J. 2013;103(10 Pt 2):793-8.
Upke, I. S., Moonasar, D., Raman, J., Barnes, K. I., Baker, L., & Blumberg, L. (2013). Case management of malaria: treatment and chemoprophylaxis. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 103(10 Pt 2), 793-8. https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.7443
Upke IS, et al. Case Management of Malaria: Treatment and Chemoprophylaxis. S Afr Med J. 2013 Aug 29;103(10 Pt 2):793-8. PubMed PMID: 24079636.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Case management of malaria: treatment and chemoprophylaxis. AU - Upke,I S, AU - Moonasar,D, AU - Raman,J, AU - Barnes,K I, AU - Baker,L, AU - Blumberg,L, Y1 - 2013/08/29/ PY - 2013/08/29/received PY - 2013/08/29/accepted PY - 2013/10/2/entrez PY - 2013/10/2/pubmed PY - 2014/1/29/medline SP - 793 EP - 8 JF - South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde JO - S Afr Med J VL - 103 IS - 10 Pt 2 N2 - Malaria case management is a vital component of programmatic strategies for malaria control and elimination. Malaria case management encompasses prompt and effective treatment to minimise morbidity and mortality, reduce transmission and prevent the emergence and spread of antimalarial drug resistance. Malaria is an acute illness that may progress rapidly to severe disease and death, especially in non-immune populations, if not diagnosed early and promptly treated with effective drugs. In this article, the focus is on malaria case management, addressing treatment, monitoring for parasite drug resistance, and the impact of drug resistance on treatment policies; it concludes with chemoprophylaxis and treatment strategies for malaria elimination in South Africa. SN - 0256-9574 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24079636/Case_management_of_malaria:_treatment_and_chemoprophylaxis_ L2 - http://www.diseaseinfosearch.org/result/4415 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -