Effectiveness of the Association Artesunate and Mefloquine in the Treatment of Malaria by Plasmodium Falciparum

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the fixed combination of artesunate+mefloquine in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in the municipality of Cruzeiro do Sul, Juruá Valley, Brazil, where it was being used as specific first-line drug.

Timeline

Start

2010-11

Primary completion

2013-04

Completion

2014-07

Publications

• Ladeia-Andrade S, de Melo GN, de Souza-Lima Rde C, Salla LC, Bastos MS, Rodrigues PT, Luz Fd, Ferreira MU. No Clinical or Molecular Evidence of Plasmodium falciparum Resistance to Artesunate-Mefloquine in Northwestern Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Jul 6;95(1):148-54. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0017. Epub 2016 Apr 11.

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