Malaria
Artesunate Influences Kidney Clearance
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 3rd, 2001
The drug's adverse effects have been unclear, probably because they are difficult to distinguish from the symptoms and signs of malaria itself. Now researchers in Brazil have clarified the effects of artesunate on renal function. Their findings were published in Kidney International.
S.B. Campos and colleagues infused rats with sodium artesunate (12 mg/kg) and noted a decreased clearance of inulin, despite...
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