2014
Effectiveness of artesunate–amodiaquine vs. artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a non‐inferiority randomised trial
Tinto H, Diallo S, Zongo I, Guiraud I, Valea I, Kazienga A, Kpoda H, Sorgho H, Ouédraogo J, Guiguemdé T, D'Alessandro U. Effectiveness of artesunate–amodiaquine vs. artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Nanoro, Burkina Faso: a non‐inferiority randomised trial. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2014, 19: 469-475. PMID: 24494602, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemether-lumefantrineUncomplicated malariaFalciparum malariaUncomplicated falciparum malariaLow cure rateParents/guardiansAL armASAQ armParasitological responseFirst doseStudy nursesStudy armsRecrudescent infectionsCombination therapyCure rateTreatment administrationEndemic countriesDay 28Efficacy studiesNew infectionsDay 14Routine practiceMalariaBurkina FasoASAQ
2007
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacy and selection of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR mutations in Burkina Faso before its introduction as intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women.
Tinto H, Ouédraogo J, Zongo I, van Overmeir C, van Marck E, Guiguemdé T, D'Alessandro U. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacy and selection of Plasmodium falciparum DHFR mutations in Burkina Faso before its introduction as intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 76: 608-13. PMID: 17426157, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.76.608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnimalsAntimalarialsBurkina FasoChildChild, PreschoolChloroquineDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug ResistanceFemaleGenotypeHumansInfantMalaria, FalciparumMaleMutationPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPyrimethamineSelection, GeneticSulfadoxineTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseConceptsSulfadoxine-pyrimethamine efficacyTriple dhfr mutationDHFR mutationsRecurrent parasitemiaIntermittent preventive treatmentSulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistanceYears of ageSuch high prevalenceDihydropteroate synthetase (Pfdhps) mutationsPCR-restriction fragment length polymorphismSulfadoxine-pyrimethamineTreatment failurePregnant womenPolymerase chain reactionPreventive treatmentHigh prevalenceNew infectionsChain reactionMutant parasitesPatientsParasitemiaTreatmentFragment length polymorphismPrevalenceEfficacyArtemether-lumefantrine versus amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Burkina Faso: a randomised non-inferiority trial
Zongo I, Dorsey G, Rouamba N, Tinto H, Dokomajilar C, Guiguemde R, Rosenthal P, Ouedraogo J. Artemether-lumefantrine versus amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Burkina Faso: a randomised non-inferiority trial. The Lancet 2007, 369: 491-498. PMID: 17292769, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(07)60236-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncomplicated falciparum malariaTreatment failureUncomplicated malariaArtemether-lumefantrineRecurrent parasitaemiaFalciparum malariaNew infectionsArtemisinin-based combination treatmentLate treatment failureEarly treatment failureNon-inferiority trialSymptomatic malariaEffective regimensPrimary endpointCombination regimensStandard dosesAvailable regimenCombination treatmentDrug susceptibilityPatientsAmodiaquineMalarial treatmentMalariaRegimensBobo-Dioulasso
2006
Roles of specific Plasmodium falciparum mutations in resistance to amodiaquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Burkina Faso.
Dokomajilar C, Lankoande Z, Dorsey G, Zongo I, Ouedraogo J, ROSENTHAL P. Roles of specific Plasmodium falciparum mutations in resistance to amodiaquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Burkina Faso. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2006, 75: 162-5. PMID: 16837725, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmodiaquineAnimalsAntimalarialsBurkina FasoDihydropteroate SynthaseDrug CombinationsDrug ResistanceGenes, MDRHumansMembrane ProteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMutationPlasmodium falciparumPolymorphism, GeneticProtozoan ProteinsPyrimethamineRecurrenceSulfadoxineTetrahydrofolate DehydrogenaseConceptsUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaPlasmodium falciparum mutationsPlasmodium falciparum malariaP. falciparum resistanceFalciparum malariaFalciparum resistanceNew infectionsAmodiaquineDhfr-164LBobo-DioulassoSignificant increaseBurkina FasoSame mutationTreatmentKey polymorphismsMutationsTarget genesTherapyInfectionMalariaPrevalenceRecrudescence
2005
Amodiaquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and combination therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized controlled trial from Burkina Faso.
Zongo I, Dorsey G, Rouamba N, Dokomajilar C, Lankoande M, Ouedraogo J, ROSENTHAL P. Amodiaquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and combination therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a randomized controlled trial from Burkina Faso. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2005, 73: 826-32. PMID: 16282288, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncomplicated falciparum malariaFalciparum malariaTreatment failureEfficacy of amodiaquineEarly treatment failureSerious adverse eventsPatients 6 monthsRisk of recrudescenceEfficacy outcomesUncomplicated malariaAdverse eventsWHO criteriaAvailable therapiesCombination therapyAntimalarial therapyClinical failureNew infectionsAmodiaquineBurkina FasoTherapyRelative efficacyMalariaBobo-DioulassoPyrimethamineTrials