Effect of high-dose or split-dose artesunate on parasite clearance in artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria.

Effect of high-dose or split-dose artesunate on parasite clearance in artemisinin-resistant falciparum malaria.

BACKGROUND: The emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinins on the Cambodian and Myanmar-Thai borders poses severe threats to malaria control. We investigated whether increasing or splitting the dose of the short-half-life drug artesunate improves parasite clearance in falciparum m...

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Main Authors: Das, D, Tripura, R, Phyo, A, Lwin, K, Tarning, J, Lee, S, Hanpithakpong, W, Stepniewska, K, Menard, D, Ringwald, P, Silamut, K, Imwong, M, Chotivanich, K, Yi, P, Day, N, Lindegardh, N, Socheat, D, Nguon, C, White, N, Nosten, F, Dondorp, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013

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