Resistance to Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs): Do Not Forget the Partner Drug!

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the mainstay for malaria treatment in almost all malaria endemic settings. Artemisinin derivatives are highly potent and fast acting antimalarials; but they have a short half-life and need to be combined with partner drugs with a longer half...

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Main Author: Christian Nsanzabana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/26