Quinine loading dose in cerebral malaria
In cerebral malaria, the use of currently recommended doses of intravenous quinine may results in subtherapeutic plasma concentrations during the critical first 24 hours of treatment. A loading dose of quinine (20 mg/kg quinine dihydrochloride, equivalent to 16.7 mg/kg base, infused over 4 hours) pr...
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Main Authors: | N. J. White, S. Looareesuwan, D. A. Warrell, M. J. Warrell, P. Chanthavanich, D. Bunnag, T. Harinasuta |
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Other Authors: | Mahidol University |
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2018
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Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30478 |
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