Treatment Failure of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Vietnam

We conducted a study in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, in 2015 on the therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. A high number of treatment failures (14/40) was found, and piperaquine resistance in Vietnam was confirmed. A change in the malaria treatment policy f...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Bui Quang Phuc, Charlotte Rasmussen, Tran Thanh Duong, Le Than Dong, Mai Anh Loi, Didier Ménard, Joel Tarning, Dorina Bustos, Pascal Ringwald, Gawrie Loku Galappaththy, Nguyen Quang Thieu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Subjects:	drug resistance malaria Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin Vietnam dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1872_article