Polymorphisms in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter and multidrug resistance 1 genes: parasite risk factors that affect treatment outcomes for …

M Venkatesan, NB Gadalla… - … American journal of …, 2014 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Adequate clinical and parasitologic cure by artemisinin combination therapies relies on the
artemisinin component and the partner drug. Polymorphisms in the Plasmodium falciparum …

A world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2007

SI Hay, CA Guerra, PW Gething, AP Patil… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Efficient allocation of resources to intervene against malaria requires a detailed
understanding of the contemporary spatial distribution of malaria risk. It is exactly 40 y since …

Malaria combination therapies: advantages and shortcomings

A Martinelli, R Moreira, PVL Cravo - Mini reviews in medicinal …, 2008 - benthamdirect.com
Drug combination therapies have been devised to delay the development and spread of
resistant malaria parasites. However, poor design often leads to ineffective combinations …

Multiple Origins and Regional Dispersal of Resistant dhps in African Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

RJ Pearce, H Pota, MSB Evehe, EH Bâ… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the molecular basis of resistance to a number of common antimalarial
drugs is well known, a geographic description of the emergence and dispersal of resistance …

Paracheck-Pf® accuracy and recently treated Plasmodium falciparum infections: is there a risk of over-diagnosis?

TD Swarthout, H Counihan, RKK Senga… - Malaria journal, 2007 - Springer
Background An assessment of the accuracy of Paracheck Pf®, a malaria rapid diagnostic
test (RDT) detecting histidine rich protein 2 was undertaken amongst children aged 6–59 …

Combining individual patient data and aggregate data in mixed treatment comparison meta‐analysis: individual patient data may be beneficial if only for a subset of …

S Donegan, P Williamson, U D'Alessandro… - Statistics in …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Individual patient data (IPD) meta‐analysis is the gold standard. Aggregate
data (AD) and IPD can be combined using conventional pairwise meta‐analysis when IPD …

Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-centre analysis

J Zwang, P Olliaro, H Barennes, M Bonnet, P Brasseur… - Malaria journal, 2009 - Springer
Background Artesunate and amodiaquine (AS&AQ) is at present the world's second most
widely used artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). It was necessary to evaluate the …

Fixed-dose pyronaridine-artesunate combination for treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in pediatric patients in Gabon

M Ramharter, F Kurth, AC Schreier… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Background. The development of novel artemisinin-combination therapies suitable for the
treatment of pediatric patients suffering from malaria is a research priority. The aim of this …

[PDF][PDF] Efficacy, safety, and selection of molecular markers of drug resistance by two ACTs in Mali

AA Djimde, B Fofana, I Sagara, B Sidibe… - The American journal …, 2008 - academia.edu
We conducted a randomized single-blinded trial comparing the efficacy and safety of
artesunate (AS)+ amodiaquine (AQ, 3 days) versus AS (3 days)+ sulfadoxine …