Possible treatment failure of artemether-lumefantrine in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated falciparum malaria.

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Ernestina Carla Repetto
Infectious Diseases Unit, Regional Hospital, Aosta

Claudio Giacomazzi
Microbiology Laboratory, Regional Hospital, Aosta

Antonio Traverso

Keywords

Malaria, drug resistance,

Abstract

Artemisinin-combination therapies (ACTs) are recommended for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in endemic areas with multidrug resistant Plasmodium falciparum. We report a case of possible artemether-lumefantrine failure in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria imported from Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Published
Oct 2, 2011
DOI https://doi.org/10.4084/mjhid.2011.041

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Repetto, E. C., Giacomazzi, C. and Traverso, A. (2011) “Possible treatment failure of artemether-lumefantrine in an Italian traveler with uncomplicated falciparum malaria”., Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 3(1), p. e2011041. doi: 10.4084/mjhid.2011.041.
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2011): Reviews, Articles, Case Reports and Letters
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Case Reports

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Author Biographies

Ernestina Carla Repetto, Infectious Diseases Unit, Regional Hospital, Aosta

M.D., Infectious Diseases Unit, Regional Hospital, Aosta

Claudio Giacomazzi, Microbiology Laboratory, Regional Hospital, Aosta

M.D., Microbiology Laboratory, Regional Hospital, Aosta