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Effectiveness of five artemisinin combination regimens with or without primaquine in uncomplicated falciparum malaria: an open-label randomised trial

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) is recommended as first-line treatment of falciparum malaria throughout the world, and fixed-dose combinations are preferred by WHO; whether a single gametocytocidal dose of primaquine should be added is unknown. We aimed to compare effectiveness of...

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Autores principales: Smithuis, Frank, Kyaw, Moe Kyaw, Phe, Ohn, Win, Thein, Aung, Pyay Phyo, Oo, Aung Pyay Phyo, Naing, Arkar Linn, Nyo, Mya Yee, Myint, Naing Zaw Htun, Imwong, Mallika, Ashley, Elizabeth, Lee, Sue J, White, Nicholas J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science ;, The Lancet Pub. Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2947715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20832366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70187-0