An open, randomized comparison of artesunate plus mefloquine vs. dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos)

• Main Authors: M. Mayxay, V. Thongpraseuth, M. Khanthavong, N. Lindegårdh, M. Barends, S. Keola, T. Pongvongsa, S. Phompida, R. Phetsouvanh, K. Stepniewska, N. J. White, P. N. Newton
• 其他作者: Mahosot Hospital
• 格式: Article
• 出版: 2018
• 主題: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• 在線閱讀: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23317
• 機構: Mahidol University

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of oral dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP, Artekin™) in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in southern Laos. METHODS: An open, randomized clinical trial of oral artesunate-mefloquine (AM) vs. DP in 220 patients with acute unc...