malaria prophylaxis

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malaria prophylaxis

The use of antimalarial agents to prevent rather than treat malaria. Prophylaxis is recommended by the CDC when one is travelling to Plasmodium-falciparum-endemic regions.

Agents
Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, mefloquine, quinine sulfate, doxycycline (which is not recommended during pregnancy), proguanil, pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine, primaquine, mefloquine (prophylactic agent of choice).

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The patient had taken malaria prophylaxis as prescribed.

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Options for malaria prophylaxis are limited because of the ensuing departure date and the child's age.

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Updated guidelines from the World Health Organization recommend boosting malaria prophylaxis for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Study of pancytopenia in Balochistan, Pakistan

There was medicine available, and most people who were treated recovered fairly quickly People who are naive are at increased risk, so I made sure to take my malaria prophylaxis medication.