Artemisinin-based combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mali: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Fatoumata O MaigaMamadou WeleSounkou M ToureMakan KeitaCheick Oumar TangaraRandi R RefeldOumar ThieroKassoum KayentaoMahamadou DiakiteAntoine DaraJian LiMahamoudou ToureIssaka SagaraAbdoulaye DjimdéFrances J MatherSeydou O DoumbiaJeffrey G Shaffer

Published in: Malaria journal (2021)

ACT remains highly efficacious in treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Mali. Country-specific meta-analyses on ACT are needed on an ongoing basis for monitoring and evaluating drug efficacy patterns to guide local malaria treatment policies, particularly in the wake of observed artemisinin resistance in Southeast Asia and partial resistance in Rwanda.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
meta analyses
systematic review
urinary tract infection
public health
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
combination therapy