Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with mefloquine in HIV-negative women: a multicentre randomized controlled trial.

Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with mefloquine in HIV-negative women: a multicentre randomized controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended by WHO to prevent malaria in African pregnant women. The spread of SP parasite resistance has raised concerns regarding long-term use for IPT. Mefloquine (MQ) is th...

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Main Authors: Raquel González, Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma, Smaïla Ouédraogo, Mwaka A Kakolwa, Salim Abdulla, Manfred Accrombessi, John J Aponte, Daisy Akerey-Diop, Arti Basra, Valérie Briand, Meskure Capan, Michel Cot, Abdunoor M Kabanywanyi, Christian Kleine, Peter G Kremsner, Eusebio Macete, Jean-Rodolphe Mackanga, Achille Massougbodgi, Alfredo Mayor, Arsenio Nhacolo, Golbahar Pahlavan, Michael Ramharter, María Rupérez, Esperança Sevene, Anifa Vala, Rella Zoleko-Manego, Clara Menéndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001733

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001733

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