2014
Efficacy and Day 7 Plasma Piperaquine Concentrations in African Children Treated for Uncomplicated Malaria with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine
Zongo I, Somé FA, Somda SA, Parikh S, Rouamba N, Rosenthal PJ, Tarning J, Lindegardh N, Nosten F, Ouédraogo JB. Efficacy and Day 7 Plasma Piperaquine Concentrations in African Children Treated for Uncomplicated Malaria with Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103200. PMID: 25133389, PMCID: PMC4136730, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDHA-PQRecurrent malariaDaily dosePlasma concentrationsSingle-arm open-label trialHigher median plasma concentrationsFalciparum malaria treatmentMedian daily dosePharmacokinetics of piperaquineRate of recrudescenceOpen-label trialUncomplicated falciparum malariaMedian plasma concentrationVenous plasma concentrationsSuccessful treatment outcomeDihydroartemisinin-PiperaquineExploratory endpointsParasitological efficacyPiperaquine concentrationsUncomplicated malariaOverall recurrenceYounger patientsFalciparum malariaClinical efficacyCombination therapy
2008
Chloroquine‐resistance molecular markers (Pfcrt T76 and Pfmdr‐1 Y86) and amodiaquine resistance in Burkina Faso
Tinto H, Guekoun L, Zongo I, Guiguemdé R, D’Alessandro U, Ouédraogo J. Chloroquine‐resistance molecular markers (Pfcrt T76 and Pfmdr‐1 Y86) and amodiaquine resistance in Burkina Faso. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2008, 13: 238-240. PMID: 18304270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01995.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAmodiaquineAnimalsAntimalarialsBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolChloroquineDrug ResistanceHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMalaria, FalciparumMembrane Transport ProteinsMultidrug Resistance-Associated ProteinsMutationPlasmodium falciparumPolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceProtozoan ProteinsTreatment FailureTreatment Outcome