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Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Tanzania after two years as first-line drug for uncomplicated malaria: assessment protocol and implication for treatment policy strategies.
Malaria journal - 18 Nov 2005
Mugittu Kefas, Abdulla Salim, Falk Nicole, Masanja Honorati, Felger Ingrid, Mshinda Hassan, Beck Hans-Peter, Genton Blaise
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BACKGROUND: Systematic surveillance for resistant malaria shows high level of resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) across eastern and southern parts of Africa. This study assessed in vivo SP efficacy after two years of use as an interim first-line drug in Tanzania, and determined the rates of treatment failures obtained after 14 and 28 days of follow-up. METHODS: The study was...
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