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Treatment Failure of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum Malaria, Vietnam.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Phuc Bui Quang, Rasmussen Charlotte, Duong Tran Thanh, Dong Le Than, Loi Mai Anh, Ménard Didier, Tarning Joel, Bustos Dorina, Ringwald Pascal, Galappaththy Gawrie Loku, Thieu Nguyen Quang
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We conducted a study in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, in 2015 on the therapeutic efficacy of dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine for Plasmodium falciparum malaria. A high number of treatment failures (14/40) was found, and piperaquine resistance in Vietnam was confirmed. A change in the malaria treatment policy for Vietnam is in process.
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