Therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana

Therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine combination for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana

In 2020, Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine (DHAP) was adopted as a second-line antimalarial for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana following a review of the country’s antimalarial medicines policy. Available data obtained in 2007 had shown PCR-uncorrected therapeutic efficacy of 93.3% using a...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Abuaku, Paul Boateng, Nana Yaw Peprah, Alexander Asamoah, Nancy Odurowah Duah-Quashie, Sena Adzoa Matrevi, Eunice Obeng Amoako, Neils Quashie, Felicia Owusu-Antwi, Keziah Laurencia Malm, Kwadwo Ansah Koram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
efficacy
dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine
uncomplicated malaria
treatment
Ghana
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1058660/full

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