05-15-2007, 08:42 AM
pregnant px wants to visit to malaria endemic area prophylaxis of choice?
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malaria - fishoil
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05-15-2007, 09:37 AM
Mefloquine is currently the only medication recommended for malaria chemoprophylaxis in areas with chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum.
05-15-2007, 09:57 AM
pregn patient should take proguanil-atovaquone....
also pt visiting brazil should take the same.
05-15-2007, 10:18 AM
Hi, Ketty Where did you get this information?
We can u this to visit endemic areas? By the way, ther are other prophylactics methos (no medication)
05-15-2007, 10:29 AM
ketty based on this ;http://www.cdc.gov/travel/mal_preg_pub.htm your answer is wrong,Mefloquine is correct
05-15-2007, 11:06 AM
Pregnant women traveling to malaria-risk areas in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Tajikistan, Asia, and the South Pacific should take mefloquine as their antimalarial drug.
Pregnant women traveling to malaria-risk areas in Mexico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and certain countries in Central America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe should take either chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine sulfate as their antimalarial drug. Pregnant women should NOT take doxycycline, primaquine, or atovaquone/proguanil to prevent malaria. These drugs are either not safe to take during pregnancy or we don't currently have enough information to judge their safety. |
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