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The effect of sickle cell genotype on the pharmacokinetic properties of artemether-lumefantrine in Tanzanian children.
International journal for parasitology. Drugs and drug resistance - 1 Aug 2022
Sugiarto Sri Riyati, Bwire George M, Moore Brioni R, Page-Sharp Madhu, Manning Laurens, Batty Kevin T, Minzi Omary M S, Ngasala Billy, Davis Timothy M E, Makani Julie, Salman Sam
Abstract excerpt
Since there are inconsistent data relating to the effect of haemoglobinopathies on disposition of artemisinin antimalarial combination therapy, and none in sickle cell trait (SCT) or sickle cell disease (SCD), the aim of this study was to characterize the pharmacokinetic properties of artemether-lumefantrine (ARM-LUM) in children with SCD/SCT. Thirty-eight Tanzanian children aged 5-10 years with normal...
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