Effect of a short course of iron polymaltose on acquisition of malarial parasitaemia in anaemic Indonesian schoolchildren: a randomized trial.
Margaretta A PrasetyaniQuirijn de MastRobel AfeworkiMaria M M KaisarDifa StefanieErliyani SartonoTaniawati SupaliAndré J van der VenPublished in: Malaria journal (2017)
A short course of IPM should be used cautiously in anaemic children in malaria endemic areas, as it has limited efficacy in treating iron deficiency, while it increases the rate of microscopic malarial parasitaemia in those with replete iron stores. Trial registration ISRCTN 83091970. Registered 16 May 2012 (retrospectively registered).