Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in children admitted with severe anaemia in malaria-endemic settings in Africa: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in children admitted with severe anaemia in malaria-endemic settings in Africa: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Summary: Background: Severe anaemia is associated with high in-hospital mortality among young children. In malaria-endemic areas, surviving children also have an increased risk of mortality or readmission after hospital discharge. We conducted a systematic review and individual patient data meta-an...

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Main Authors: Kamija S Phiri, ProfMD PhD, Carole Khairallah, MSc, Titus K Kwambai, MD PhD, Kalifa Bojang, MD PhD, Aggrey Dhabangi, MD PhD, Robert Opoka, MD PhD, Richard Idro, MD PhD, Kasia Stepniewska, PhD, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, ProfPhD, Chandy C John, ProfPhD, Bjarne Robberstad, ProfPhD, Brian Greenwood, ProfMD, Feiko O ter Kuile, ProfMD PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X23004928

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