The diminishing returns of atovaquone-proguanil for elimination of Plasmodium falciparum malaria: modelling mass drug administration and treatment

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin resistance is a major threat to current efforts to eliminate Plasmodium falciparum malaria which rely heavily on the continuing efficacy of artemisinin combination therapy (ACT). It has been suggested that ACT should not be used in mass drug administration (MDA) in areas wher...

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Main Authors: Maude, R, Nguon, C, Dondorp, A, White, L, White, N
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014