Assessment of the efficacy of antimalarial drugs recommended by the National Malaria Control Programme in Madagascar: Up-dated baseline data from randomized and multi-site clinical trials

Malaria Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ménard, Didier ^a   Ratsimbasoa, Arsène ^a   Randrianarivelojosia, Milijaona ^a   Rabarijaona, Léon Paul ^a   Raharimalala, Lucie ^a   Domarle, Olivier ^a   Randrianasolo, Laurence ^a   Randriamanantena, Arthur ^a   Jahevitra, Martial ^a   Andriantsoanirina, Valérie ^a   Rason, Marie Ange ^a   Raherinjafy, Rogelin ^a   Rakotomalala, Emma ^a   Tuseo, Luciano ^b   Raveloson, Andrianirina ^c  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b WHO Office of Madagascar and la Réunion   (Madagascar)

^c Ministry of Health   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MADAGASCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; DRUG RESISTANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMALARIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42249112425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-7-55     Document Type: Article

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