Some considerations in the design and interpretation of antimalarial drug trials in uncomplicated falciparum malaria.

BACKGROUND: Treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria should have high cure rates. The World Health Organization has recently set a target cure rate of 95% assessed at 28 days. The use of more effective drugs, with longer periods of patient follow-up, and parasite genotyping to distinguish re...

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Main Authors: Stepniewska, K, White, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2006