Duration of protection against clinical malaria provided by three regimens of intermittent preventive treatment in Tanzanian infants.

Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) is a new malaria control tool. However, it is uncertain whether IPTi works mainly through chemoprophylaxis or treatment of existing infections. Understanding the mechanism is essential for development of replacements for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (...

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Main Authors: Matthew Cairns, Roly Gosling, Ilona Carneiro, Samwel Gesase, Jacklin F Mosha, Ramadhan Hashim, Harparkash Kaur, Martha Lemnge, Frank W Mosha, Brian Greenwood, Daniel Chandramohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2830887?pdf=render