Extended high efficacy of the combination sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine with artesunate in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria on the Benin coast, West Africa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A study carried out in 2003–2005 in Southern Benin showed a day-28 sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) monotherapy failure rate greater than 40%, while for SP combined with artesunate (SP-AS) the failure rate was 5.3%. Such a large diffe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Malaria Journal |
| Online Access: | http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/37 |