Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Papua New Guinea.

Livingstone TavulManuel W HetzelAlbina TelikiDorish WalshBenson KiniboroLawrence RareJustin PulfordPeter M SibaStephan KarlLeo MakitaLeanne RobinsonJohanna H KattenbergMoses LamanGilchrist OswynIvo Mueller

Published in: Malaria journal (2018)

AL and DHA-PPQ were efficacious as first- and second-line treatments for uncomplicated malaria in PNG. Continued in vivo efficacy monitoring is warranted considering the threat of resistance to artemisinin and partner drugs in the region and scale-up of artemisinin-based combination therapy in PNG.

Keyphrases

plasmodium falciparum
combination therapy
urinary tract infection
fatty acid
hepatitis c virus
replacement therapy
drug administration