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. How
CHRIS PLOWE, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2006;355:1955-66In 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 Ploweof the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore told Derek Thorne about these dramatic results.