Prediction of improved antimalarial chemoprevention with weekly dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine.

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is used to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality, especially in vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant women. IPT with the fixed dose combination of piperaquine (PQ) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) is being evaluated as a potential mass treatment to con...

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Main Authors: Permala, J, Tarning, J, Nosten, F, White, N, Karlsson, M, Bergstrand, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017