Modelling the epidemiological impact of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants.

Modelling the epidemiological impact of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants.

BACKGROUND: Trials of intermittent preventive treatment against malaria in infants (IPTi) using sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) have shown a positive, albeit variable, protective efficacy against clinical malaria episodes. The impact of IPTi in different epidemiological settings and over time is unk...

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Main Authors: Amanda Ross, Melissa Penny, Nicolas Maire, Alain Studer, Ilona Carneiro, David Schellenberg, Brian Greenwood, Marcel Tanner, Thomas Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2441827?pdf=render

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