chloroquine resistant falciparum strains are present in about 85 % of patients suffering from falciparum malaria but fortunately over 90 percent of the resistant cases only show a mild degree of resistance of the ri ( delayed ) type which in the majority of cases responds to larger doses of chloroquine over and above the amount administered in the standard three days regime .
C0008269
chloroquine
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falciparum malaria