Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and artesunate-mefloquine for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Luang Namtha Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic

• Main Authors: Jörg M. Stohrer, Sabine Dittrich, Vonthalom Thongpaseuth, Viengxay Vanisaveth, Rattanaxay Phetsouvanh, Samlane Phompida, Feliciano Monti, Eva Haria Christophel, Niklas Lindegardh, Anna Annerberg, Tomas Jelinek
• Other Authors: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/21351
• Institution: Mahidol University

The efficacy of the six-dose regimen of artemether-lumefantrine was compared with the combination of artesunate and mefloquine in a randomised, comparative trial in Luang Namtha Province, Northern Laos. Of 1033 screened patients, 201 were positive for Plasmodium falciparum; 108 patients of all age g...