Clinical trials of artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Afghanistan: Maintained efficacy a decade after introduction

• Main Authors: Ghulam Rahim Awab, Mallika Imwong, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Fazel Alim, Warunee Hanpithakpong, Joel Tarning, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nicholas P.J. Day, Nicholas J. White, Charles J. Woodrow
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/40827

© 2016 Awab et al. Background: Combination therapy with artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) was adopted as recommended treatment for Plasmodium falciparum infection in Afghanistan in 2003. Methods: A series of prospective clinical studies examining the efficacy of artesunate plus sulfadox...