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