High efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Muheza and Kigoma Districts, Tanzania

High efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Muheza and Kigoma Districts, Tanzania

Abstract Background Artemether–lumefantrine (AL) is the recommended first-line artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in most of the malaria-endemic countries, including Tanzania. Recently, dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine (DP) has been recomm...

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Main Authors: Celine I. Mandara, Reginald A. Kavishe, Samuel Gesase, Janneth Mghamba, Esther Ngadaya, Peter Mmbuji, Sigsbert Mkude, Renata Mandike, Ritha Njau, Ally Mohamed, Martha M. Lemnge, Marian Warsame, Deus S. Ishengoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Efficacy
Parasite clearance
Artemether–lumefantrine
Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine
Plasmodium falciparum
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2409-z

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