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Comparison of chloroquine, sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, mefloquine and mefloquine-artesunate for the treatment of falciparum malaria in Kachin State, North Myanmar

Smithuis FM, Shahmanesh M, Kyaw MK, Savran O, Lwin S,  et al.
2004-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2004-11-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Multi-drug resistant falciparum malaria is widespread in Asia. In Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam the national protocols have changed largely to artesunate combined treatment regimens but...
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The effect of insecticide-treated bed nets on the incidence and prevalence of malaria in children in an area of unstable seasonal transmission in western Myanmar

Smithuis FM, Kyaw MK, van der Broek I, Katterman N, Rogers C,  et al.
2013-10-11 • Malaria Journal
2013-10-11 • Malaria Journal
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Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) reduce malaria morbidity and mortality consistently in Africa, but their benefits have been less consistent in Asia. This study's object...
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CMV retinitis screening and treatment in a resource-poor setting: three-year experience from a primary care HIV/AIDS programme in Myanmar

Tun NL, London N, Kyaw MK, Smithuis FM, Ford NP,  et al.
2011-08-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2011-08-15 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Cytomegalovirus retinitis is a neglected disease in resource-poor settings, in part because of the perceived complexity of care and because ophthalmologists are rarely accessible. In thi...
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Effectiveness of five artemisinin combination regimens with or without primaquine in uncomplicated falciparum malaria: an open-label randomised trial

Smithuis FM, Kyaw MK, Phe O, Win T, Aung PP,  et al.
2010-10-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
2010-10-01 • Lancet Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-combination therapy (ACT) is recommended as first-line treatment of falciparum malaria throughout the world, and fixed-dose combinations are preferred by WHO; whe...
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Efficacy and effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus artesunate-mefloquine in falciparum malaria: an open-label randomised comparison

Smithuis FM, Kyaw MK, Phe O, Aye KZ, Htet L,  et al.
2006-06-24 • Lancet
2006-06-24 • Lancet
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combinations are judged the best treatments for multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Artesunate-mefloquine is widely recommended in southeast ...