Failure of malaria chemoprophylaxis with mefloquine in an oversize traveller to Mozambique

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作者：
Federico Gobbi
Andrea Rossanese
Dora Buonfrate
Andrea Angheben
Gianluigi Lunardi
Zeno Bisoffi
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[1] Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital,Centre for Tropical Diseases
[2] Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria Hospital,Oncology Department
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Malaria Journal | / 12卷
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Failure; Mefloquine; Chemoprophylaxis; Malaria;
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A case of failure of mefloquine prophylaxis in an oversize traveller, who correctly took the drug. This case seems to be attributed to mefloquine resistance, however it is suggested that mefloquine dosage should be modulated by body weight, as is already indicated by some authorities.
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