Parasite Clearance and Artemether Pharmacokinetics Parameters Over the Course of Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment for Malaria in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Ugandan Children
Kajubi R, Huang L, Were M, Kiconco S, Li F, Marzan F, Gingrich D, Nyunt MM, Ssebuliba J, Mwebaza N, Aweeka FT, Parikh S. Parasite Clearance and Artemether Pharmacokinetics Parameters Over the Course of Artemether-Lumefantrine Treatment for Malaria in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Ugandan Children. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2016, 3: ofw217. PMID: 28018925, PMCID: PMC5170492, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParasite clearanceArtemether-lumefantrineDHA exposureUgandan childrenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionArtemether-lumefantrine treatmentDaily blood smearsEarly parasite clearanceInitial parasite clearanceImmunodeficiency virus infectionLopinavir/ritonavirHuman immunodeficiency virusParasite clearance ratesAL efficacyArtemisinin pharmacokineticsAntiretroviral therapyHIV statusImmunodeficiency virusPK exposureArtemisinin resistanceTreatment outcomesVirus infectionHIVPharmacokinetic parametersBlood smears