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Tolerability and safety of artesunate-amodiaquine and artemether-lumefantrine fixed dose combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria: two open-label, randomized trials in Nimba County, Liberia

Schramm B, Valeh P, Baudin E, Mazinda CS, Smith R,  et al.
2013-07-17 • Malaria Journal
2013-07-17 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Safety surveillance of widely used artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is essential, but tolerability data in the over five years age group are largely anecdotal.<...
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Efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine and artemether-lumefantrine fixed-dose combinations for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria among children aged six to 59 months in Nimba County, Liberia: an open-label randomized non-inferiority trial

Schramm B, Valeh P, Baudin E, Mazinda CS, Smith R,  et al.
2013-07-17 • Malaria Journal
2013-07-17 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Prospective efficacy monitoring of anti-malarial treatments is imperative for timely detection of resistance development. The in vivo efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine (A...
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Selection of Plasmodium falciparum pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphisms after treatment with artesunate-amodiaquine fixed dose combination or artemether-lumefantrine in Liberia

Otienoburu SD, Maiga-Ascofare O, Schramm B, Jullien V, Jones JJ,  et al.
2016-09-05 • Malaria Journal
2016-09-05 • Malaria Journal
BACKGROUND
Plasmodium falciparum uncomplicated malaria can successfully be treated with an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT). However resistance is spreading to the differe...
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Coverage and use of insecticide-treated bed nets in households with children aged under five years in Liberia

Bawo L, Harries AD, Reid AJ, Massaquoi M, Jallah-Macauley R,  et al.
2012-12-12 • Public Health Action
2012-12-12 • Public Health Action
SETTING
St John's District, Grand Bassa County, Liberia.

OBJECTIVES
In households with children aged <5 years, to examine the coverage and use of long-lasting insecticid...
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Single low-dose primaquine for blocking transmission of Plasmodium falciparum malaria - a proposed model-derived age-based regimen for sub-Saharan Africa

Taylor WRJ, Naw HK, Maitland K, Williams TN, Kapulu M,  et al.
2018-01-18 • BMC Medicine
2018-01-18 • BMC Medicine
In 2012, the World Health Organization recommended blocking the transmission of Plasmodium falciparum with single low-dose primaquine (SLDPQ, target dose 0.25 mg base/kg body weight), wi...