Safety and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine, artemether-lumefantrine and quinine plus clindamycin in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Safety and tolerability of artesunate-amodiaquine, artemether-lumefantrine and quinine plus clindamycin in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Artemisinin-based combination therapy is currently the best option for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. Quinine is recommended as a rescue treatment. Safety information during repeated treatment with the same drug is scarce. We report safety data from the Quin...

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Main Authors: Yves Lula Ntamba, Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko, Marion Kalabuanga, Blaise Fungula, Pierre-Michel Ntamabyaliro Nsengi, Gaston Tona Lutete, Raquel Inocencio da Luz, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Pascal Lutumba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222379

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222379

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