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A community-randomized evaluation of the effect of intermittent preventive treatment in infants on antimalarial drug resistance in southern Tanzania.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2013
Pearce Richard J, Ord Rosalynn, Kaur Haprarksh, Lupala Cecylia, Schellenberg Joanna, Shirima Kitzito, Manzi Fatuma, Alonso Pedro, Tanner Marcel, Mshinda Hassan, Roper Cally, Schellenberg David
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) is the administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) at 2, 3, and 9 months of age to prevent malaria. We investigated the influence of IPTi on drug resistance. METHODS: Twenty-four areas were randomly assigned to receive or not receive IPTi. Blood collected during representative household surveys at baseline and 15 and 27 months after...
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