Artemisinin-based combination therapy during pregnancy: outcome of pregnancy and infant mortality: a cohort study

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of treating uncomplicated malaria during the second and third trimester of pregnancy with an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has already been implemented by all sub-Saharan African countries. However, there is limited...

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Main Authors: Michael Nambozi, Halidou Tinto, Victor Mwapasa, Harry Tagbor, Jean-Bertin Bukasa Kabuya, Sebastian Hachizovu, Maminata Traoré, Innocent Valea, Marc Christian Tahita, Gifty Ampofo, Jozefien Buyze, Raffaella Ravinetto, Diana Arango, Kamala Thriemer, Modest Mulenga, Jean-Pierre van Geertruyden, Umberto D’Alessandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2737-7