A randomised trial to assess the safety and efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine (Coartem) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Rwanda.

Coartem is a fixed-dose combination of artemether-lumefantrine that, given in six doses, provides effective treatment for children with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection in areas with highly endemic and multidrug-resistant malaria. In Rwanda since 2001, amodiaquine+sulfadoxine-pyrimetham...

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Main Authors: Fanello, C, Karema, C, van Doren, W, Van Overmeir, C, Ngamije, D, D'Alessandro, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007