New emerging drug-resistant malaria

Abstract

Viroj WiwanitkitWiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok ThailandDate of preparation: 20th August 2008Conflict of interest: None declaredClinical question: What is the best treatment for artemisinin-resistant malaria?Results: There is still no better treatment than the presently used artemisinin-based combination therapies. A new antimalarial drug for this problem needs to be found.Implementation: Pitfalls to avoid when treating drug-resistant malaria:Keywords: malaria, drug resistance