Artemisinin‐based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated malaria

D Sinclair, B Zani, S Donegan… - Cochrane Database …, 2009 - cochranelibrary.com
Background The World Health Organization recommends uncomplicated P. falciparum
malaria is treated using Artemisinin‐based Combination Therapy (ACT). This review aims to …

The clinical efficacy of artemether/lumefantrine (Coartem®)

M Makanga, S Krudsood - Malaria journal, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of
uncomplicated falciparum malaria recommend the use of artemisinin-based combination …

Selection of Plasmodium falciparum Multidrug Resistance Gene 1 Alleles in Asexual Stages and Gametocytes by Artemether-Lumefantrine in Nigerian Children with …

CT Happi, GO Gbotosho, OA Folarin… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
We assessed Plasmodium falciparum mdr1 (Pf mdr1) gene polymorphisms and copy
numbers as well as P. falciparum Ca2+ ATPase (Pf ATPase6) gene polymorphisms in 90 …

Impact of intermittent screening and treatment for malaria among school children in Kenya: a cluster randomised trial

KE Halliday, G Okello, EL Turner, K Njagi… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Improving the health of school-aged children can yield substantial benefits for
cognitive development and educational achievement. However, there is limited …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of malaria in patients attending the general hospital Makarfi, Makarfi Kaduna–State, North-Western Nigeria

ML Umaru, GN Uyaiabasi - American journal of infectious …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Nigeria is a high endemic country for malaria. Its large population, diverse weather
conditions and cultures make it a bit difficult implementing the same malaria control …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of artemisinin-based combination treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in under-five-year-old Nigerian children

S Oguche, HU Okafor, I Watila… - The American journal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The efficacy of 3-day regimens of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine
were evaluated in 747 children< 5 years of age with uncomplicated malaria from six …

A review of the effects of artemether-lumefantrine on gametocyte carriage and disease transmission

M Makanga - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
While significant advances have been made in the prevention and treatment of malaria in
recent years, these successes continue to fall short of the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Health information, treatment, and worker productivity: Experimental evidence from malaria testing and treatment among Nigerian sugarcane cutters

A Dillon, J Friedman, PM Serneels - World Bank Policy Research …, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
Agricultural and other physically demanding sectors are important sources of growth in
developing countries but prevalent diseases such as malaria adversely impact the …

Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine combination in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria among children under five years of age in three ecological …

B Abuaku, N Duah, L Quaye, N Quashie, K Koram - Malaria journal, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background In 2008, artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-
piperaquine (DHAP) were added to artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) as first-line drugs for …

Safety profile of Coartem®: the evidence base

C Falade, C Manyando - Malaria Journal, 2009 - Springer
This article reviews the comprehensive data on the safety and tolerability from over 6,300
patients who have taken artemether/lumefantrine (Coartem®) as part of Novartis-sponsored …