A simple cost-effective high performance liquid chromatographic assay of sulphadoxine in whole blood spotted on filter paper for field studies

• Published in: Malaria Journal
• Main Authors: Sijuade Abayomi O, Happi Christian T, Gbotosho Grace O, Sowunmi Akin, Oduola Ayoade MJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2009
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Coulter
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-238; https://doaj.org/article/d2ca1fbf5f3840ad86551f8c6e35c905

Abstract Background Artesunate plus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is one of the four artemisinin-based combination therapies currently recommended by WHO as first-line treatment for falciparum malaria. Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is also used for intermittent preventive treatment for malaria in pregnanc...