Background The zoonotic parasite Plasmodium knowlesi has become the most common cause of human malaria in Malaysia and is present throughout much of southeast Asia. No randomised controlled trials have been done to identify the optimum treatment for this emerging infection. We aimed to compare artesunate-mefloquine with chloroquine to define the optimum treatment for uncomplicated P knowlesi malaria in adults and children.
Authors | Grigg, Matthew J.; William, Timothy; Menon, Jayaram; Dhanaraj, Prabakaran; Barber, Bridget E.; Wilkes, Christopher S.; von Seidlein, Lorenz; Rajahram, Giri S.; Pasay, Cielo; McCarthy, James S.; Price, R. N.; Anstey, Nicholas M.; Yeo, Tsin W. |
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Journal | LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
Pages | 180-188 |
Volume | 16 |
Date | 1/02/2016 |
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Funding Body | Malaysian Ministry of Health |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00415-6 |