Therapeutic efficacy and safety of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine in uncomplicated <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> malaria in India

Therapeutic efficacy and safety of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine in uncomplicated <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> malaria in India

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Resistance in <it>Plasmodium falciparum</it> to commonly used anti-malarial drugs, especially chloroquine, is being increasingly documented in India. By 2007, the first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria has been re...

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Main Authors: Gargano Nicola, Ubben David, Tommasini Silva, Bacchieri Antonella, Corsi Marco, Bhattacharyya Prabhash C, Rao Bappanad HK, Dubashi Nagesh, Dev Vas, Ghosh Susanta K, Kumar Ashwani, Srivastava Bina, Valecha Neena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
<it>Plasmodium falciparum</it>
Malaria
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT)
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Artesunate
Mefloquine
India
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/11/1/233

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