Morbidity from malaria in children in the year after they had received intermittent preventive treatment of malaria: a randomised trial.
Interventions that reduce exposure to malaria infection may lead to delayed malaria morbidity and mortality. We investigated whether intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children (IPTc) was associated with an increase in the incidence of malaria after cessation of the intervention.An indi...
Main Authors: | Amadou T Konaté, Jean Baptiste Yaro, Amidou Z Ouédraogo, Amidou Diarra, Adama Gansané, Issiaka Soulama, David T Kangoyé, Youssouf Kaboré, Espérance Ouédraogo, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Alfred B Tiono, Issa N Ouédraogo, Daniel Chandramohan, Simon Cousens, Paul J Milligan, Sodiomon B Sirima, Brian M Greenwood, Diadier A Diallo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3155539?pdf=render |
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