Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following oral treatment in pregnant women with asymptomatic <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>infections in Kinshasa DRC

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of artesunate and dihydroartemisinin following oral treatment in pregnant women with asymptomatic <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>infections in Kinshasa DRC

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In many malaria-endemic countries, increasing resistance may soon compromise the efficacy of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for intermittent preventative treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnancy. Artemisinin-based IPT regimens repres...

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Main Authors: Wesche David, Hemingway-Foday Jennifer, Douoguih Macaya, Lokomba Victor, Atibu Joseph, Koch Matthew A, Fleckenstein Lawrence, Meshnick Steven R, Onyamboko Marie A, Ryder Robert W, Bose Carl, Wright Linda L, Tshefu Antoinette K, Capparelli Edmund V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/49

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