Efficacy of Artemisinin-Based Combination Treatments of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria in Under-Five-Year-Old Nigerian Children

The efficacy of 3-day regimens of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine were evaluated in 747 children < 5 years of age with uncomplicated malaria from six geographical areas of Nigeria. Fever clearance was significantly faster (P = 0.006) and the proportion of children with parasite...

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Autores principales: Oguche, Stephen, Okafor, Henrietta U., Watila, Ismaila, Meremikwu, Martin, Agomo, Philip, Ogala, William, Agomo, Chimere, Ntadom, Godwin, Banjo, Olajide, Okuboyejo, Titilope, Ogunrinde, Gboye, Odey, Friday, Aina, Olugbemiga, Sofola, Tolulope, Sowunmi, Akintunde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4228889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25246693
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0248