Randomized noninferiority trial of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine compared with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention in Burkina Faso

The WHO recommends that children living in areas of highly seasonal malaria transmission in the Sahel subregion should receive seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine (SPAQ). We evaluated the use of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAPQ) as an alternati...

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Main Authors: Zongo, I, Milligan, P, Compaore, Y, Some, A, Greenwood, B, Tarning, J, Rosenthal, P, Sutherland, C, Nosten, F, Ouedraogo, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2015