Optimal dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for seasonal malaria chemoprevention in young children

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention provides substantial benefit for young children, but resistance to used drugs will likely develop. Here, Chotsiri et al. evaluate the use of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as a regimen in 179 children, and population-based simulations suggest that small children woul...

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Main Authors: Palang Chotsiri, Issaka Zongo, Paul Milligan, Yves Daniel Compaore, Anyirékun Fabrice Somé, Daniel Chandramohan, Warunee Hanpithakpong, François Nosten, Brian Greenwood, Philip J. Rosenthal, Nicholas J. White, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, Joel Tarning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08297-9