マラリアの長期予防には,毎週メフロキンを投与する
Lancet (London, England)
|April 3, 1993
まとめ
米平和部隊のボランティアのクロロクイン耐性マラリアに対して,毎週メフロキンの予防接種が非常に効果的です. このマラリア予防方法は,他の薬物療法と比較して優れた有効性と良好な耐性を示しました.
科学分野:
- トロピカル・メディシン (熱帯医学)
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
背景:
- クロロクイン耐性プラズモディウムファルシパラムマラリアは,代替予防を必要とします.
- メフロキンの使用は,サハラ以南のアフリカの平和部隊のボランティアの間で増加しました.
研究 の 目的:
- 他の抗マラリア薬の投与レジメンに対する長期メフロキンの予防療法の有効性と耐性を比較する.
主な方法:
- サハラ以南のアフリカの平和軍ボランティアを対象とした比較研究.
- 週1回のクロロクイン,週1回のメフロクイン,週2回のメフロクイン,週1回のクロロクインと毎日のプログアニルの評価.
- プラズモディアム・ファルシパラム感染症の発生率と有害反応の発生率のモニタリング.
主要な成果:
- 週1回のメフロキンは,著しく高い有効性を示した (94%対クロロキン).
- メフロクインは,クロロクインとプログアニル,および2週間に一度のメフロクインよりも効果的でした.
- 重篤な有害事象は報告されませんでしたが,軽度の有害事象はクロロクインと同等で,時間の経過とともに減少しました.
結論:
- メフロキンは,マラリア予防の非常に有効でよく耐える選択肢です.
- マラリアが蔓延している地域での短期旅行と長期旅行の両方にお勧めです.
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