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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Autori principali: Permala, J, Tarning, J, Nosten, F, White, N, Karlsson, M, Bergstrand, M
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: American Society for Microbiology 2017