Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa: the calm before the storm?

MD Conrad, PJ Rosenthal - The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2019 - thelancet.com
Antimalarial drug resistance, in particular resistance to Plasmodium falciparum, challenges
the treatment and control of malaria. In this Review, we summarise evolving patterns of …

Burden, pathology, and costs of malaria in pregnancy: new developments for an old problem

SJ Rogerson, M Desai, A Mayor, E Sicuri… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Over the past 10 years, knowledge of the burden, economic costs, and consequences of
malaria in pregnancy has improved, and the prevalence of malaria caused by Plasmodium …

Subcutaneous administration of a monoclonal antibody to prevent malaria

K Kayentao, A Ongoiba, AC Preston… - … England Journal of …, 2024 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Subcutaneous administration of the monoclonal antibody L9LS protected adults
against controlled Plasmodium falciparum infection in a phase 1 trial. Whether a monoclonal …

Preventive malaria treatment among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analyses

LM Cohee, C Opondo, SE Clarke… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background The burden of malaria infection in sub-Saharan Africa among school-aged
children aged 5–15 years is underappreciated and represents an important source of …

Effect of monthly intermittent preventive treatment with dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine with and without azithromycin versus monthly sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine on …

M Madanitsa, HC Barsosio, DTR Minja, G Mtove… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin–
piperaquine is more effective than IPTp with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine at reducing malaria …

Resistance to artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs): do not forget the partner drug!

C Nsanzabana - Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2019 - mdpi.com
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the mainstay for malaria
treatment in almost all malaria endemic settings. Artemisinin derivatives are highly potent …

Maternal mortality in low and middle-income countries

ER Lawrence, TJ Klein… - Obstetrics and Gynecology …, 2022 - obgyn.theclinics.com
Maternal mortality is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a death that occurs
during pregnancy or within 42 days of delivery or termination of the pregnancy, from any …

Effect of Plasmodium falciparum sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance on the effectiveness of intermittent preventive therapy for malaria in pregnancy in Africa: a …

AM van Eijk, DA Larsen, K Kayentao… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
threatens the antimalarial effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment during …

Elucidating mechanisms of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum

LS Ross, DA Fidock - Cell host & microbe, 2019 - cell.com
Intensified treatment and control efforts since the early 2000s have dramatically reduced the
burden of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. However, drug resistance threatens to derail this …

An overview of malaria in pregnancy

M Bauserman, AL Conroy, K North, J Patterson… - Seminars in …, 2019 - Elsevier
One hundred twenty-five million pregnant women are at risk for contracting malaria, a
preventable cause of maternal and infant morbidity and death. Malaria parasites contribute …