Safety of the combination of chloroquine and methylene blue in healthy adult men with G6PD deficiency from rural Burkina Faso

Mandi, Germain; Witte, Steffen; Meißner, Peter; Coulibaly, Boubacar; Mansmann, Ulrich; Rengelshausen, Jens; Schiek, W.; Jahn, Albrecht; Sanon, Mamadou; Wüst, Kirsten; Walter‐Sack, I.; Mikus, Gerd; Burhenne, Jürgen; Riedel, Klaus‐Dieter; Schirmer, Heiner; Kouyaté, Bocar; Müller, Olaf

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01356.x

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Safety of the combination of chloroquine and methylene blue in healthy adult men with G6PD deficiency from rural Burkina Faso

Published in Tropical Medicine & International Health • Jan 1, 2005

Authors:

Germain Mandi

Steffen Witte

Peter Meißner

Abstract

New drug combinations against falciparum malaria which are both effective and affordable for Sub-Saharan African populations are urgently needed. The combination of the well-known drugs chloroquine (CQ) and methylene blue (MB) is such a promising new regimen. However, there is some concern that MB c...

Subject

Malaria

Regimen

Chloroquine

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