Efficacy and safety of artesunate plus amodiaquine in routine use for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Casamance, southern Sénégal

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Vaillant Michel, Gaye Oumar, Agnamey Patrice, Brasseur Philippe, Taylor Walter RJ, Olliaro Piero L
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2007
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Meier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-6-150; https://doaj.org/article/69ea899a669745aab1281007c334493c

Abstract Background There are no data on the long term use of an artemisinin combination treatment in moderate or high transmission areas of Africa. Methods and findings Artesunate plus amodiaquine (AS+AQ) was used to treat slide-proven Plasmodium falciparum -infected patients of all ages in the Ous...