Efficacy of Artesunate-mefloquine for Chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium vivax Malaria in Malaysia: An Open-label, Randomized, Controlled Trial

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Grigg, Matthew J., William, Timothy, Menon, Jayaram, Barber, Bridget E., Wilkes, Christopher S., Rajahram, Giri S., Edstein, Michael D., Auburn, Sarah, Price, Ric N., Yeo, Tsin W., Yeo, Tsin Wen, Anstey, Nicholas M.
• مؤلفون آخرون: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• التنسيق: مقال
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2016
• الموضوعات: Plasmodium vivax; Malaria
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83425; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41420
• المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Chloroquine (CQ)-resistant Plasmodium vivax is increasingly reported throughout southeast Asia. The efficacy of CQ and alternative artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) for vivax malaria in Malaysia is unknown. Methods: A randomized, controlled trial of CQ vs artesunate-mefloquine (AS...