Changes in the treatment responses to artesunate-mefloquine on the northwestern border of Thailand during 13 years of continuous deployment.

BACKGROUND: Artemisinin combination treatments (ACT) are recommended as first line treatment for falciparum malaria throughout the malaria affected world. We reviewed the efficacy of a 3-day regimen of mefloquine and artesunate regimen (MAS(3)), over a 13 year period of continuous deployment as fir...

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Main Authors: Carrara, V, Zwang, J, Ashley, E, Price, R, Stepniewska, K, Barends, M, Brockman, A, Anderson, T, McGready, R, Phaiphun, L, Proux, S, van Vugt, M, Hutagalung, R, Lwin, K, Phyo, A, Preechapornkul, P, Imwong, M, Pukrittayakamee, S, Singhasivanon, P, White, N, Nosten, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2009