2020
Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine as first line therapy of uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso, 11 years after policy change
Zongo I, Compaoré Y, Nikiéma F, Zongo M, Barry N, Somé F, Kaboré N, Ouédraogo J. Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-amodiaquine as first line therapy of uncomplicated malaria in Burkina Faso, 11 years after policy change. Pan African Medical Journal 2020, 35: 68. PMID: 32537072, PMCID: PMC7250195, DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.68.20849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-line therapyLine therapyUncomplicated malariaPolymerase chain reactionTreatment efficacyEarly treatment failureGood tolerability profileFirst-line treatmentParasitological responsePrimary endpointTolerability profileArtemether-lumefantrineTreatment failureLine treatmentASAQ groupDay 28Better efficacyBurkina FasoTherapyMalariaEfficacyChain reactionCompletion ratesTreatmentDays
2012
<i>Neisseria meningitis</i> serogroup X outbreak in Burkina Faso, 2009-2010
Yaro S, Drabo A, Ouangraoua S, Kirakoya-Samadoulougou F, Mueller J, Sanou O, Tall H, Jaillard P, Njanpop-Lafourcade B, Macq J, Robert A, Ouedraogo J. Neisseria meningitis serogroup X outbreak in Burkina Faso, 2009-2010. Open Journal Of Internal Medicine 2012, 2012: 41-49. DOI: 10.4236/ojim.2012.22010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaccine introductionPolymerase chain reactionSerogroup XPneumococcal vaccine introductionContacts of patientsReference laboratoryCountries' national guidelinesPilot districtsAdequate antibioticsCentre MurazCampaign vaccinationSecondary casesPolyvalent vaccineSerogroup distributionFluid collectionNational guidelinesVaccine compositionCSF samplesEpidemiological seasonFaster careLaboratory capacityAttack rateChain reactionBobo-DioulassoPatients
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 polymorphismPrevalenceEfficacy