Safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine (Artekin) for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Rwandan children.

In Rwanda, amodiaquine+sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (AQ+SP) is the current first-line treatment for malaria, introduced in 2001 as an interim strategy before the future deployment of an artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT). Dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine (DHA-PQP) is a new co-formulated and we...

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Main Authors: Karema, C, Fanello, C, van Overmeir, C, van Geertruyden, J, van Doren, W, Ngamije, D, D'Alessandro, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006