An open-label, randomised study of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine for falciparum malaria in Asia.
BACKGROUND: The artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT) of dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and piperaquine (PQP) is a promising novel anti-malarial drug effective against multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria. The aim of this study was to show non-inferiority of DHA/PQP vs. artesunate-mefloquine (A...
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Materiálatiipa: | Artihkal |
Giella: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-01-01
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Ráidu: | PLoS ONE |
Liŋkkat: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2912766?pdf=render |