2020
Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis
Saito M, Mansoor R, Kennon K, Anvikar AR, Ashley EA, Chandramohan D, Cohee LM, D'Alessandro U, Genton B, Gilder ME, Juma E, Kalilani-Phiri L, Kuepfer I, Laufer MK, Lwin KM, Meshnick SR, Mosha D, Mwapasa V, Mwebaza N, Nambozi M, Ndiaye JA, Nosten F, Nyunt M, Ogutu B, Parikh S, Paw MK, Phyo AP, Pimanpanarak M, Piola P, Rijken MJ, Sriprawat K, Tagbor HK, Tarning J, Tinto H, Valéa I, Valecha N, White NJ, Wiladphaingern J, Stepniewska K, McGready R, Guérin PJ. Efficacy and tolerability of artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 2020, 20: 943-952. PMID: 32530424, PMCID: PMC7391007, DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(20)30064-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtemisinin-based combination therapyIndividual patient dataQuinine-based treatmentsUncomplicated falciparum malariaPregnant womenArtemether-lumefantrineFalciparum malariaTreatment failureOne-stage individual patient dataSystematic reviewPatient dataObservational cohort studyAcute adverse eventsClinical Trials RegistryGametocyte carriageQuinine monotherapyAsexual parasitaemiaFever clearanceAdverse eventsCohort studyParasite clearanceTreatment guidelinesTrials RegistryCombination therapyRisk factors
2015
Artemether-Lumefantrine Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Response Are Minimally Altered in Pregnant Ugandan Women Treated for Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria
Nyunt MM, Nguyen VK, Kajubi R, Huang L, Ssebuliba J, Kiconco S, Mwima MW, Achan J, Aweeka F, Parikh S, Mwebaza N. Artemether-Lumefantrine Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Response Are Minimally Altered in Pregnant Ugandan Women Treated for Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria. Antimicrobial Agents And Chemotherapy 2015, 60: 1274-1282. PMID: 26666942, PMCID: PMC4775973, DOI: 10.1128/aac.01605-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonpregnant adultsPregnant womenArtemether-lumefantrineFalciparum malariaUncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaPharmacokinetics of artemetherPregnant Ugandan womenSix-dose regimenFirst-line regimenUncomplicated falciparum malariaPlasmodium falciparum malariaHigh transmission settingsUncomplicated malariaClinical responsePharmacokinetic exposureTerminal eliminationClinical outcomesThird trimesterTreatment responseAntimalarial efficacyProphylactic periodUgandan womenPharmacokineticsDrug resistanceOverall pharmacokinetics
2009
Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Malaria in Pregnancy: Is Sulfadoxine–Pyrimethamine the Right Drug?
Parikh S, Rosenthal PJ. Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Malaria in Pregnancy: Is Sulfadoxine–Pyrimethamine the Right Drug? Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2009, 87: 160-162. PMID: 20107451, DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2009.284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfricaAntimalarialsClinical Trials as TopicDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsFemaleHumansMalaria, FalciparumPlasmodium falciparumPregnancyPregnancy Complications, ParasiticPyrimethamineSulfadoxine