Antimalarial drug resistance, in particular resistance to Plasmodium falciparum, challenges the treatment and control of malaria. In this Review, we summarise evolving patterns of …
Malaria cases and deaths remain unacceptably high and are resurgent in several settings, though recent developments inspire optimism. This includes the approval of the world's first …
Background Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with dihydroartemisinin– piperaquine is more effective than IPTp with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine at reducing malaria …
M Fried, PE Duffy - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2017 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
One hundred and twenty-five million women in malaria-endemic areas become pregnant each year (see Dellicour et al. PLoS Med 7: e1000221 [2010]) and require protection from …
M Desai, J Hill, S Fernandes, P Walker… - The Lancet infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Malaria remains one of the most preventable causes of adverse birth outcomes. Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine is used to prevent …
Emergence and spread of resistance in Plasmodium falciparum to the frontline treatment artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in the epicenter of multidrug resistance of …
C Nsanzabana - Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2019 - mdpi.com
Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have become the mainstay for malaria treatment in almost all malaria endemic settings. Artemisinin derivatives are highly potent …
One hundred twenty-five million pregnant women are at risk for contracting malaria, a preventable cause of maternal and infant morbidity and death. Malaria parasites contribute …
Background 2· 6 million stillbirths occur annually worldwide. The association between malaria in pregnancy and stillbirth has yet to be comprehensively quantified. We aimed to …