A randomized trial to monitor the efficacy and effectiveness by QT-NASBA of artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment and transmission control of uncomplicated <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>malaria in western Kenya

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many countries have implemented artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the first-line treatment of malaria. Although many studies have been performed on efficacy and tolerability of the combination arthemeter-lumefantrine (A...

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Main Authors: Omar Sabah A, Versteeg Inge, van Amsterdam Sandra M, Sawa Patrick, Mens Petra F, Schallig Henk DFH, Kager Piet A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/7/1/237