Article Dans Une Revue (Article De Synthèse) Malaria Journal Année : 2016

Antibiotics in malaria therapy: which antibiotics except tetracyclines and macrolides may be used against malaria?

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Malaria, a parasite vector-borne disease, is one of the most significant health threats in tropical regions, despite the availability of individual chemoprophylaxis. Malaria chemoprophylaxis and chemotherapy remain a major area of research, and new drug molecules are constantly being developed before drug-resistant parasites strains emerge. The use of anti-malarial drugs is challenged by contra-indications, the level of resistance of Plasmodium falciparum in endemic areas, clinical tolerance and financial cost. New therapeutic approaches are currently needed to fight against this disease. Some antibiotics that have shown potential effects on malaria parasite have been recently studied in vitro or in vivo intensively. Two families, tetracyclines and macrolides and their derivatives have been particularly studied in recent years. However, other less well-known have been tested or are being used for malaria treatment. Some of these belong to older families, such as quinolones, co-trimoxazole or fusidic acid, while others are new drug molecules such as tigecycline. These emerging antibiotics could be used to prevent malaria in the future. In this review, the authors overview the use of antibiotics for malaria treatment.

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hal-01453317 , version 1 (19-10-2023)

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Tiphaine Gaillard, Marylin Madamet, Francis Foguim Tsombeng, Jerome Dormoi, Bruno Pradines. Antibiotics in malaria therapy: which antibiotics except tetracyclines and macrolides may be used against malaria?. Malaria Journal, 2016, 15, pp.556. ⟨10.1186/s12936-016-1613-y⟩. ⟨hal-01453317⟩
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