Triple artemisinin-based combination therapies for malaria: proceed with caution
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Artemisinin Combination Therapies for Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Uganda
OBJECTIVES To compare the efficacy and safety of artemisinin combination therapies for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda. DESIGN Randomized single-blind controlled trial. SETTING Tororo, Uganda, an area of high-level malaria transmission. PARTICIPANTS Children aged one to ten years with confirmed uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria. INTERVENTIONS Amodiaquine + ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0140-6736
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)32400-4