Patients’ adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy and healthcare workers’ perception and practice in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR

Patients’ adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy and healthcare workers’ perception and practice in Savannakhet province, Lao PDR

Abstract Background Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has been spreading across Southeast Asia. Patients’ adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is critical to avoid expanding this resistance. The objectives of this research were to examine patients’ adherence to ACT...

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Main Authors: Emiri Takahashi, Daisuke Nonaka, Moritoshi Iwagami, Vilay Phoutnalong, Ketmany Chanthakoumane, Jun Kobayashi, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Paul T. Brey, Shigeyuki Kano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0125-6

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