Lumefantrine and desbutyl-lumefantrine population pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships in pregnant women with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria on the Thailand-Myanmar border

Artemether-lumefantrine is the most widely used antimalarial artemisinin-based combination treatment. Recent studies have suggested that day 7 plasma concentrations of the potent metabolite desbutyl-lumefantrine correlate better with treatment outcomes than those of lumefantrine. Low cure rates have...

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Hauptverfasser: Kloprogge, F, McGready, R, Hanpithakpong, W, Blessborn, D, Day, N, White, N, Nosten, F, Tarning, J
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: American Society for Microbiology 2015