A comparative study of azithromycin and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as prophylaxis against malaria in pregnancy

A comparative study of azithromycin and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine as prophylaxis against malaria in pregnancy

Context: The benefit of malaria prophylaxis in pregnancy is threatened by emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to antimalarial agents for chemoprophylaxis and treatment. Aim: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of azithromycin (AZ) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for malaria...

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Main Authors: Rukiyat Adeola Abdus-Salam, Folasade Adenike Bello, Fatai A Fehintola, Ayodele O Arowojolu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
Subjects:
azithromycin
intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnancy
sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
Online Access:http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2016;volume=23;issue=2;spage=57;epage=61;aulast=Abdus-Salam

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http://www.npmj.org/article.asp?issn=1117-1936;year=2016;volume=23;issue=2;spage=57;epage=61;aulast=Abdus-Salam

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