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Efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapy for treatment of persons with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in West Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, and genotypic profiles of the parasite.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Jun 2009
Asih Puji B S, Dewi Rita M, Tuti Sekar, Sadikin Mohamad, Sumarto Wajio, Sinaga Bonar, van der Ven Andre J A M, Sauerwein Robert W, Syafruddin Din
Abstract excerpt
Reports on treatment failures associated with the use of first-and second-line antimalarial drugs chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine have recently increased in many parts of Indonesia. The present study evaluated artemisinin-based combination therapy for treatment of persons with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in West Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara Province. A total of 103 persons 1-57...
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