"Proguanil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A biguanide compound which metabolizes in the body to form cycloguanil, an anti-malaria agent.
| Descriptor ID |
D002727
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.078.370.141.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Proguanil Hydrochloride- Proguanil Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Proguanil
- Chloroguanide Hydrochloride
- Hydrochloride, Chloroguanide
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Proguanil" by people in Profiles.
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Anti-malarial chemoprophylaxis following evacuation from Afghanistan. J R Army Med Corps. 2012 Mar; 158(1):38-40; discussion 40.
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Mutations in the Plasmodium falciparum cytochrome b gene are associated with delayed parasite recrudescence in malaria patients treated with atovaquone-proguanil. Malar J. 2008 Nov 20; 7:240.
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Prolonged malaria prophylaxis with chloroquine and proguanil (chloroguanide) in a nonimmune resident population of an endemic area with a high prevalence of chloroquine resistance. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1991 Feb; 35(2):373-6.
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Long-term chloroquine-proguanil malaria prophylaxis in a nonimmune pediatric population. J Pediatr. 1991 Jan; 118(1):142-5.
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Diagnosis of malaria during chloroquine/proguanil prophylaxis. Lancet. 1990 Jan 13; 335(8681):121.