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Re: Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy From: Steve & Eryl Raymond (eryl@intekom.co.za) Fri Mar 22 14:25:55 2002 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: ginny lee, CNM: "Re: Psych question" Previous message: mondesir wilkens: "Unsubscribing" Maybe in reply to: Montgomery, Lynn MD: "Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy" Next in thread: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy" Reply: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy" Riaan is right, el. Mefloquine is for prophylaxis. But on the rest I agree. Unless it is unavoidable, don't go to a malarial area when pregnant. Otherwise, Chloroquine, Mefloquine, or Lariam for prophylaxis. The new artemether is contraindicated in pregnancy. Other measures such as bed nets, mosquito-repellants, and covering wrists and ankles should not be forgotten as being as important as chemoprophylaxis. stray Dr Riaan van der Colf wrote: > I agree - however, Mefloquine is for prohylaxis, NOT treatment. Dr AP van der >> Colf ----- Original Message -----From: "Eberhard Lisse" > <el@ac.lisse.na>Subject: Re: Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy > Malaria in > Pregnancy is VERY, VERY bad news. One of the few diseaes > > that worry me. > > > > The best prophylaxis is not to go, when pregnant. So, talk her out of > > it. And, I mean that. > > > > Where does she want to "visit" anyway? And why? > > > > Chloroquine together with Paludrine is what I use myself. I also take > > Doxycycline but this is contraindicated here. Mefloquine is not for > > prophylaxis but for treatment. > > > > el > "Montgomery, Lynn MD > > " writes: > > > Alright y'all from down Africa way, I have a patient that is visiting and > > > pregnant and wants to know what the current recommendation regarding > malaria > > > prophylaxis is - is it still chloroquine or is there something new? > > > Lynn > > > > > > Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D. -- Dr.S.H. Raymond Head of Department of O & G Empangeni Hospital South Africa 3880 Phone: (+27) 35-7721111 Fax: (+27) 35-7922596 Next message: ginny lee, CNM: "Re: Psych question" Previous message: mondesir wilkens: "Unsubscribing" Maybe in reply to: Montgomery, Lynn MD: "Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy" Next in thread: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy" Reply: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: Malaria Prophylaxis during pregnancy"

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