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High Rate of Treatment Failures in Nonimmune Travelers Treated With Artemether-Lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Sweden: Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Effectiveness and Case Series.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Jan 2017
Sondén Klara, Wyss Katja, Jovel Irina, Vieira da Silva Antero, Pohanka Anton, Asghar Muhammad, Homann Manijeh Vafa, Gustafsson Lars L, Hellgren Urban, Färnert Anna
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BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the first-line treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Since the introduction of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Sweden, treatment failures have been reported in adults. METHODS: A retrospective comparative analysis of treatment regimen for P. falciparum malaria in adults in Stockholm during 2000-2015 was...
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