Monthly sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine-amodiaquine or dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine as malaria chemoprevention in young Kenyan children with sickle cell anemia: A randomized controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in areas of Africa with endemic malaria transmission are commonly prescribed malaria chemoprevention. Chemoprevention regimens vary between countries, and the comparative efficacy of prevention regimens is largely unknown.<h4&g...

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Main Authors: Steve M Taylor, Sarah Korwa, Angie Wu, Cynthia L Green, Betsy Freedman, Sheila Clapp, Joseph Kipkoech Kirui, Wendy P O'Meara, Festus M Njuguna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004104