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Malaria Transmission after Artemether-Lumefantrine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Randomized Trial
Sawa, Patrick; Shekalaghe, Seif A.; Drakeley, Chris J.; Sutherland, Colin J.; Mweresa, Collins K.; Baidjoe, Amrish Y.; Manjurano, Alphaxard (The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013-03-06)Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) reduces the potential for malaria transmission compared with non-ACTs. It is unclear whether this effect differs between ACTs. Methods. A total of 298 children (age, 6 months ... -
Residual Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia in Kenyan Children After Artemisinin- Combination Therapy Is Associated With Increased Transmission to Mosquitoes and Parasite Recurrence
Beshir, Khalid B.; Sutherland, Colin J.; Sawa, Patrick; Drakeley, Chris J.; Okell, Lucy; Mweresa, Collins K.; Omar, Sabah A.; Shekalaghe, Seif A. (The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2013-08-14)Parasite clearance time after artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) may be increasing in Asian and African settings. The association between parasite clearance following ACT and transmissibility is currently unknown. ...