2017
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
2013
Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission
Tahita M, Tinto H, Menten J, Ouedraogo J, Guiguemde R, van Geertruyden J, Erhart A, D’Alessandro U. Clinical signs and symptoms cannot reliably predict Plasmodium falciparum malaria infection in pregnant women living in an area of high seasonal transmission. Malaria Journal 2013, 12: 464. PMID: 24373481, PMCID: PMC3877878, DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-12-464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant womenMalaria infectionRapid diagnostic testsCommon signsPredictive valuePlasmodium falciparum malaria infectionMajor public health problemDiagnostic testsCommon malaria symptomsHigh seasonal transmissionFalciparum malaria infectionHistory of feverSymptoms of malariaPublic health problemPositive predictive valueIntensity of transmissionClinical malariaClinical presentationGestational ageMalaria symptomsDistrict hospitalOverall prevalenceMaternity clinicsClinical signsEndemic countries