A randomized comparison of oral chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Laos

• Main Authors: Mayfong Mayxay, Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, Samlane Phompida, Paul N. Newton, Maniphone Khanthavong, Bouakham Vannachone, Alan Brockman, Nicholas J. White
• Other Authors: National University of Laos
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20907
• Institution: Mahidol University

Between June and October 2000 we conducted the first randomized trial in Laos comparing chloroquine (CQ) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria (n = 29, 42-d follow-up, age > 5 years). The proportion of patients with treatment failure w...