Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
  • 2 British Global and Travel Health Association, UK
J Travel Med, 2016 May;23(5).
PMID: 27279126 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw036

Abstract

Few studies have examined emergency self treatment (EST) antimalarial prescribing patterns. 110 physician-members of the Travel Medicine Society of Ireland and British Global and Travel Health Association participated in this study. There was a trend towards the prescription of EST for travel to remote low-risk malaria areas; for long-term residents living in low-risk areas; and for frequent travellers to low-risk areas. This study provides insights into the use of EST in travellers' malaria.

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