학술논문
Delayed onset of malaria -- implications for chemoprophylaxis in travelers
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Oct 16, 2003, Vol. 349 Issue 16, p1510, 7 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
Many malaria drugs that are taken to prevent malaria may not be effective in the long term, according to a study of 1,121 Americans and Israelis who developed malaria more than two months after returning from another country. Sixty-two percent of the Americans and 81% of the Israelis had taken malaria drugs to prevent malaria before or during their travel. Unfortunately, most malaria drugs only kill the parasite when it is in the blood. Once it reaches the liver, these drugs may not be effective.