Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine against multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Vietnam: randomised clinical trial.

BACKGROUND: Southeast Asia has the most resistant malaria parasites in the world, which severely limits treatment options. There is general acceptance that to combat resistance, combinations of antimalarial drugs that include an artemisinin derivative should be used, and, if possible, these should...

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Main Authors: Tran, T, Dolecek, C, Pham, P, Nguyen, T, Le, H, Dong, T, Stepniewska, K, White, N, Farrar, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004