Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus chloroquine to treat vivax malaria in Afghanistan: an open randomized, non-inferiority, trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Afghanistan's national guidelines recommend chloroquine for the treatment of <it>Plasmodium vivax </it>infection, the parasite responsible for the majority of its malaria burden. Chloroquine resistance in <it>P...

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Main Authors: Woodrow Charles J, Dondorp Arjen M, Imwong Mallika, Pukrittayakamee Sasithon, Awab Ghulam, Lee Sue, Day Nicholas PJ, Singhasivanon Pratap, White Nicholas J, Kaker Faizullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/9/1/105