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Malaria and amphetamine 'horse tablets' in Thailand
Paul N Newton1, Wirongrong Chierakul, Ronatrai Ruangveerayuth
1Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tropical Medicine & International Health : TM & IH
|January 22, 2003
Abstract:
During recent clinical malaria research in Thailand we found a high frequency of amphetamine misuse and withdrawal amongst patients admitted to hospital with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. This comorbidity may cause diagnostic confusion, alter malaria pathophysiology and lead to drug interactions.