Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in a context of high presumed sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance: malaria morbidity and molecular drug resistance profiles in South Sudan

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention in a context of high presumed sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance: malaria morbidity and molecular drug resistance profiles in South Sudan

Abstract Background Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine (SP-AQ), is a community-based malaria preventive strategy commonly used in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. However, to date it has not been implemented in East Africa due to high SP re...

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Main Authors: Irene Molina-de la Fuente, María José Sagrado Benito, Estrella Lasry, Janet Ousley, Luz García, Vicenta González, Harriet Akello Pasquale, Ahmed Julla, Piex Uwiragiye, Abdirashid M. Abdi, Buai Tut Chol, Bakri Abubakr, Agustín Benito, Cristian Casademont, Pedro Berzosa, Carolina Nanclares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
SMC
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine
Haplotype mutations
South Sudan
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04740-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04740-x

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