A randomized trial of artesunate-amodiaquine versus artemether-lumefantrine in Ghanaian paediatric sickle cell and non-sickle cell disease patients with acute uncomplicated malaria

BACKGROUND: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic disorder common in malaria endemic areas. In endemic areas, malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among SCD patients. This suggests the need for prompt initiation of efficacious anti-malarial therapy in SCD patients with acute malaria....

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Autores principales: Adjei, George O, Goka, Bamenla Q, Enweronu-Laryea, Christabel C, Rodrigues, Onike P, Renner, Lorna, Sulley, Abdul M, Alifrangis, Michael, Khalil, Insaf, Kurtzhals, Jorgen A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176868/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25236838
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-369

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