Artemisinin-naphthoquine combination (ARCO™) therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in adults of Papua New Guinea: A preliminary report on safety and efficacy

Artemisinin-naphthoquine combination (ARCO™) therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in adults of Papua New Guinea: A preliminary report on safety and efficacy

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The use of anti-malarial drug combinations with artemisinin or with one of its derivatives is now widely recommended to overcome drug resistance in falciparum as well as vivax malaria. The fixed oral dose artemisinin-naphthoquine com...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Kevau Isi, Masta Andrew, Geita Jacobed, Toraso Stephen, Jones Robert, Kuanch Cynthia, Saweri Adolf, Linge David, Hombhanje Francis W, Hiawalyer Gilbert, Sapuri Mathias
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2009-08-01
Series:	Malaria Journal
Online Access:	http://www.malariajournal.com/content/8/1/196

Similar Items

Artemisinin-Naphthoquine Combination (ARCO®): An Overview of the Progress
by: Qingyun Huang, et al.
Published: (2010-12-01)

Cost-effectiveness of artemisinin–naphthoquine versus artemether–lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinean children
by: Brioni R. Moore, et al.
Published: (2017-10-01)

Artemisinin-naphthoquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinean children: an open-label randomized trial.
by: Moses Laman, et al.
Published: (2014-12-01)

Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-naphthoquine <it>versus</it> dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine in adult patients with uncomplicated malaria: a multi-centre study in Indonesia
by: Tjitra Emiliana, et al.
Published: (2012-06-01)

Open-label trial of three dosage regimens of fixed-dose combination of artemisinin and naphthoquine for treating uncomplicated <it>falciparum</it> malaria in calabar, Nigeria
by: Meremikwu Martin M, et al.
Published: (2012-12-01)

Comparison of Health Service Utilization for Febrile Children Before and After Introduction of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy in Rural Papua New Guinea
by: Takahiro Tsukahara, et al.
Published: (2018-03-01)

Efficacy of artemether–lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea
by: Livingstone Tavul, et al.
Published: (2018-10-01)

Prescriber practices and patient adherence to artemisinin-based combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Guinea, 2016
by: Alioune Camara, et al.
Published: (2019-01-01)

HIV knowledge, risk perception, and safer sex practices among female sex workers in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
by: Eunice Bruce, et al.
Published: (2011-02-01)

Efficacy of non-artemisinin- and artemisinin-based combination therapies for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Cameroon
by: Thalabard Jean-Christophe, et al.
Published: (2010-02-01)

Factors associated with children’s health facility visits for primaquine treatment in rural Papua New Guinea
by: Akiko Yoshii, et al.
Published: (2019-02-01)

The gender-related variability in the pharmacokinetics and antiplasmodial activity of naphthoquine in rodents
by: Yuewu Xie, et al.
Published: (2020-02-01)

Randomized clinical trial of artemisinin versus non-artemisinin combination therapy for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Madagascar
by: Ratsimbasoa Arsène, et al.
Published: (2007-05-01)

Surveillance of molecular markers of Plasmodium falciparum artemisinin resistance (kelch13 mutations) in Papua New Guinea between 2016 and 2018
by: Dulcie Lautu-Gumal, et al.
Published: (2021-08-01)

West Papua ‘independence’ and the Papua New Guinea press
by: Patrick Matbob, et al.
Published: (2006-09-01)

Effect of pecuniary costs and time costs on choice of healthcare providers among caregivers of febrile children in rural Papua New Guinea
by: Takahiro Tsukahara, et al.
Published: (2019-12-01)

Artemisinin-based combination therapy for uncomplicated <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>malaria in Colombia
by: Taylor Walter RJ, et al.
Published: (2007-02-01)

Papua New Guinea Government, Economy and Society
Published: (2022)

Efficacy and Safety of Artemisinin-Piperaquine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria: A Systematic Review
by: Qi Wang, et al.
Published: (2020-09-01)

Hemolysis after Oral Artemisinin Combination Therapy for Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
by: Florian Kurth, et al.
Published: (2016-08-01)

COCONUT NUTRITION IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
by: Ollivier, J, et al.
Published: (1999-06-01)

The copyright law and Papua New Guinea
by: John Nonggorr
Published: (2019-08-01)

Melioidosis in Papua New Guinea and Oceania
by: Jeffrey M. Warner, et al.
Published: (2018-03-01)

Ethnologische Feldforschung in Papua New Guinea
by: M. Schuster

Engendering Violence in Papua New Guinea
Published: (2012)

Studies on Strongloides in Papua New Guinea
by: Barnish, G.
Published: (1988)

Food imports into Papua New Guinea
by: Anton Ploeg
Published: (1985-04-01)

Food and Agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Published: (2009)

Grassroots Law in Papua New Guinea
Published: (2023)

Trichinella papuae in Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) of Papua New Guinea
by: Edoardo Pozio, et al.
Published: (2004-08-01)

Efficacy of existing antimalarial drugs for uncomplicated malaria in Timika, Papua, Indonesia
by: H. Siswantoro, et al.
Published: (2006-11-01)

Efficacy of Artemisinin-Naphtoquine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for uncomplicated malaria patient at primary health care
by: Hadjar Siswantoro, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Differential infectivity of gametocytes after artemisinin-based combination therapy of uncomplicated falciparum malaria
by: Dinkorma T. Ouologuem, et al.
Published: (2018-12-01)

Efficacy of Artemisinin-Naphtoquine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for uncomplicated malaria patient at primary health care
by: Hadjar Siswantoro, et al.
Published: (2015-01-01)

Efficacy and safety of artemisinin-based antimalarial in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in children in southern Tanzania
by: Mandike Renata, et al.
Published: (2007-11-01)

Anthrax, fairly undetected in Papua New Guinea
by: Johnson Makaen, et al.
Published: (2015-07-01)

2019 Papua New Guinea economic survey
by: Stephen Howes, et al.
Published: (2019-09-01)

Crunch-time for the University of Papua New Guinea
by: Scott MacWilliam
Published: (2014-12-01)

Opportunities for development journalism in Papua New Guinea
by: Vipul Khosla, et al.
Published: (2014-12-01)

Henipaviruses and Fruit Bats, Papua New Guinea
by: Hume Field, et al.
Published: (2013-04-01)