Protective efficacy and safety of three antimalarial regimens for the prevention of malaria in young Ugandan children: a randomized controlled trial.

Chemoprevention offers a promising strategy for prevention of malaria in African children. However, the optimal chemoprevention drug and dosing strategy is unclear in areas of year-round transmission and resistance to many antimalarial drugs. To compare three available regimens, we conducted an open...

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Main Authors: Victor Bigira, James Kapisi, Tamara D Clark, Stephen Kinara, Florence Mwangwa, Mary K Muhindo, Beth Osterbauer, Francesca T Aweeka, Liusheng Huang, Jane Achan, Diane V Havlir, Philip J Rosenthal, Moses R Kamya, Grant Dorsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4122345?pdf=render