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. 2020 Jan 2;70(2):288-289.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz335.

Artesunate Versus Quinine: Keeping Our Options Open

Anne E P Frosch  1   2
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Artesunate Versus Quinine: Keeping Our Options Open

Anne E P Frosch. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum; artesunate; quinine; severe malaria.

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