La profilaxis de la malaria a largo plazo con mefloquina semanal
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Resumen
La profilaxis semanal con mefloquina es altamente efectiva contra la malaria resistente a la cloroquina para los voluntarios del Cuerpo de Paz de los Estados Unidos. Este método de prevención de la malaria mostró una eficacia superior y una buena tolerancia en comparación con otros regímenes farmacológicos.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La medicina tropical es una medicina tropical.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
- Farmacología Farmacología.
Sus antecedentes:
- El paludismo Plasmodium falciparum resistente a la cloroquina requiere de una profilaxis alternativa.
- El uso de mefloquina aumentó entre los voluntarios del Cuerpo de Paz en el África subsahariana.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para comparar la eficacia y la tolerancia de la profilaxis a largo plazo con mefloquina con otros regímenes de medicamentos antipalúdicos.
Principales métodos:
- Estudio comparativo en el que participaron voluntarios del Cuerpo de Paz en el África subsahariana.
- Evaluación de la cloroquina semanal, la mefloquina semanal, la mefloquina quincenal y la cloroquina semanal más el proguanil diario.
- Monitoreo de la incidencia de la infección por Plasmodium falciparum y las tasas de reacciones adversas.
Principales resultados:
- La mefloquina semanal demostró una eficacia significativamente mayor (94% frente a la cloroquina).
- La mefloquina también fue más efectiva que la cloroquina más el proguanil y la mefloquina cada dos semanas.
- No se informaron eventos adversos graves; los eventos leves fueron comparables a la cloroquina y disminuyeron con el tiempo.
Conclusiones:
- La mefloquina es una opción altamente efectiva y bien tolerada para la profilaxis de la malaria.
- Recomendado tanto para viajeros a corto como a largo plazo en áreas endémicas de malaria.
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