Prediction of improved antimalarial chemoprevention with weekly dosing of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine

Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is used to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality, especially in vulnerable groups such as children and pregnant women. IPT with the fixed dose combination of piperaquine (PQ) and dihydroartemisinin (DHA) is being evaluated as a potential mass treatment to con...

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Published in:Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
Main Author: Permala J.; Tarning J.; Nosten F.; White N.J.; Karlsson M.O.; Bergstrand M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85018328709&doi=10.1128%2fAAC.02491-16&partnerID=40&md5=3cf366e8f598dc30d91022762bd80e03