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CHRIS PLOWE, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2006; 355:1955-66
In Malawi chloroquine was taken out of use in 1993 because its failure rate was so high. However, a new study performed there shows that it works again – with an efficacy of 99 per cent. Chris Plowe of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore told Derek Thorne about these dramatic results.
[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/global_health/061130ploweGLOBHEALTH.mp3] In Malawi chloroquine was taken out of use in 1993 because its failure rate was so high. However, a new study performed there shows that it works again – with an efficacy of 99 per cent. Chris Plowe of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore told Derek Thorne about these dramatic results.
