2022
Long-term effects of increased adoption of artemisinin combination therapies in Burkina Faso
Zupko R, Nguyen T, Somé A, Tran T, Gerardin J, Dudas P, Giang D, Tran K, Wesolowski A, Ouédraogo J, Boni M. Long-term effects of increased adoption of artemisinin combination therapies in Burkina Faso. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000111. PMID: 36962300, PMCID: PMC10021447, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple first-line therapiesFirst-line therapyTreatment failure rateArtemether-lumefantrineFalciparum malariaCombination therapyLong-term effectsEqual long-term outcomesLower treatment failure rateUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaMajor global public health concernGlobal public health concernPlasmodium falciparum malariaP. falciparum malariaLong-term outcomesArtemisinin combination therapyP. falciparum transmissionPublic health concernMalaria settingsTreatment failureFailure rateHigh burdenTreatment efficacyACT useDrug resistance
2007
Randomized Comparison of Amodiaquine plus Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine, Artemether-Lumefantrine, and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Burkina Faso
Zongo I, Dorsey G, Rouamba N, Dokomajilar C, Séré Y, Rosenthal P, Ouédraogo J. Randomized Comparison of Amodiaquine plus Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine, Artemether-Lumefantrine, and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Burkina Faso. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007, 45: 1453-1461. PMID: 17990228, DOI: 10.1086/522985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaPlasmodium falciparum malariaFalciparum malariaArtemether-lumefantrineRecurrent parasitemiaUncomplicated P. falciparum malariaCombination antimalarial therapyEarly treatment failureSerious adverse eventsP. falciparum malariaDrug-resistant parasitesYears of ageMonths of ageAntimalarial regimenDihydroartemisinin-PiperaquineLumefantrine regimenAdverse eventsCombination regimensSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineRandomized comparisonTreatment failureNew regimenRecurrent malariaAntimalarial therapyTreatment groups