Relationship between weight status and anti-malarial drug efficacy and safety in children in Mali

Relationship between weight status and anti-malarial drug efficacy and safety in children in Mali

Abstract Background Anti-malarial treatments effectiveness remains a critical challenge for control programmes. However, when drug efficacy is established, the dose is calculated based on a predefined weight according to the patient age. Based on the hypothesis that the standard assumption of weight...

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Main Authors: Moussa Djimde, Hanen Samouda, Julien Jacobs, Hamidou Niangaly, Mamadou Tekete, Seydou B. Sombie, Erick Josephat Mgina, Bakary Fofana, Issaka Sagara, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Michel Vaillant, Abdoulaye A. Djimde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Weight status
Children
Plasmodium falciparum
Mali
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2673-6

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