Comparison of effectiveness of two different artemisinin-based combination therapies in an area with high seasonal transmission of malaria in Burkina Faso
Sondo P, Derra K, Nakanabo S, Tarnagda Z, Kazienga A, Valea I, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé T, Tinto H. Comparison of effectiveness of two different artemisinin-based combination therapies in an area with high seasonal transmission of malaria in Burkina Faso. Annals Of Parasitology 2017, 63: 127-131. PMID: 28822205, DOI: 10.17420/ap6302.96.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemether-lumefantrine groupsCure rateArtemether-lumefantrineHigh incidenceDifferent artemisinin-based combination therapiesMalaria transmissionPost-treatment prophylactic effectRandomized open-label trialArtemisinin-based combination therapyArtesunate-amodiaquine treatmentHigh seasonal transmissionUncorrected cure ratesOpen-label trialUncomplicated falciparum malariaMerozoite surface protein 1Surface protein 1Antimalarial regimensArtesunate-AmodiaquinePCR adjustmentLabel trialUncomplicated malariaFalciparum malariaMalaria episodesRecurrent parasitaemiaComparison of effectiveness