Azithromycin plus artesunate versus artemether-lumefantrine for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in tanzanian children: A randomized, controlled trial

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1195-1201

  Sykes, Alma ^a,b   Hendriksen, Ilse ^b   Mtove, George ^a,b   Mandea, Victor ^a,b   Mrema, Hedwiga ^a,b   Rutta, Benadina ^a,b   Mapunda, Ephraihim ^a,b   Manjurano, Alphaxard ^c,d   Amos, Ben ^b   Reyburn, Hugh ^c,d   Whitty, Christopher J ^d  

^a National Institute for Medical Research

^b Muheza Designated District Hospital   (Tanzania)

^c Joint Malaria Programme   (Tanzania)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTESUNATE; AZITHROMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TANZANIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; FLUORENES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349914145     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605635     Document Type: Article

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