Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is currently promoted as a strategy for treating
both uncomplicated and severe falciparum malaria, targeting asexual blood-stage …

Artemesinin-combination therapies (ACT) for falciparum malaria reduce gametocyte
carriage, and therefore reduce transmission. Artemisinin derivatives will act against only …

Background Gametocytes are responsible for transmission of malaria from human to
mosquito. Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) reduces post-treatment gametocyte …

An open randomized controlled study of mefloquine-artesunate and mefloquine-primaquine
for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria was carried out in …

Artemesinin-combination therapies (ACTs) for falciparum malaria reduce gametocyte
carriage, and therefore reduce transmission. Artemisinin derivatives act only against young …

The activities of primaquine in combination with quinine or artesunate against asexual-and
sexual-stage parasites were assessed in 176 adult Thai patients with uncomplicated …

We reviewed the records of 1,175 patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum
malaria to determine the prevalence of gametocytemia. All patients were admitted and …

Background The aim of this study was to identify and compare factors associated with
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte carriage in three regions of differing malaria endemicity …

Background Artemisinin combination therapies (ACT), which are increasingly being
introduced for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, are more effective against …

Artemisinin combination therapies eliminate immature Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes
but not mature gametocytes, which may persist for up to 1 month posttreatment. A single …