Efficacy and safety of artemether–lumefantrine, artesunate–amodiaquine, and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three provinces in Angola, 2017

Efficacy and safety of artemether–lumefantrine, artesunate–amodiaquine, and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in three provinces in Angola, 2017

Abstract Background The Angolan government recommends three artemisinin-based combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: artemether–lumefantrine (AL), artesunate–amodiaquine (ASAQ), and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine (DP). Due to the threat of emerging anti-malari...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Davlantes, Pedro Rafael Dimbu, Carolina Miguel Ferreira, Maria Florinda Joao, Dilunvuidi Pode, Jacinto Félix, Edgar Sanhangala, Benjamin Nieto Andrade, Samaly dos Santos Souza, Eldin Talundzic, Venkatachalam Udhayakumar, Chantelle Owens, Eliane Mbounga, Lubbe Wiesner, Eric S. Halsey, José Franco Martins, Filomeno Fortes, Mateusz M. Plucinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Antimalarial resistance
Artemether–lumefantrine
Artesunate–amodiaquine
Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine
pfK13
pfmdr1
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2290-9

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