Treatment and prevention of malaria in children

EA Ashley, JR Poespoprodjo - The Lancet Child & Adolescent …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Malaria disproportionately affects children younger than 5 years. Falciparum malaria is
responsible for more than 200 000 child deaths per year in Africa and vivax malaria is well …

Development of an evidence evaluation and synthesis system for drug-drug interactions, and its application to a systematic review of HIV and malaria co-infection

K Seden, S Gibbons, C Marzolini, JM Schapiro… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background In all settings, there are challenges associated with safely treating patients with
multimorbidity and polypharmacy. The need to characterise, understand and limit harms …

Malaria

EA Ashley, AP Phyo, CJ Woodrow - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Following unsuccessful eradication attempts there was a resurgence of malaria towards the
end of the 20th century. Renewed control efforts using a range of improved tools, such as …

CYP2B6* 6 genotype and high efavirenz plasma concentration but not nevirapine are associated with low lumefantrine plasma exposure and poor treatment response …

BA Maganda, OMS Minzi, E Ngaimisi… - The …, 2016 - nature.com
We investigated the influence of efavirenz (EFV)-or nevirapine (NVP)-based antiretroviral
therapy (ART) on lumefantrine plasma exposure in HIV-malaria-coinfected patients and …

The influence of nevirapine and efavirenz-based anti-retroviral therapy on the pharmacokinetics of lumefantrine and anti-malarial dose recommendation in HIV …

BA Maganda, E Ngaimisi, AAR Kamuhabwa, E Aklillu… - Malaria journal, 2015 - Springer
Background HIV-malaria co-infected patients in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa are treated
with both artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and efavirenz (EFV) or nevirapine (NVP)-based …

The interaction between artemether-lumefantrine and lopinavir/ritonavir-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected patients

T Kredo, K Mauff, L Workman, JS Van der Walt… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Artemether-lumefantrine is currently the most widely recommended treatment of
uncomplicated malaria. Lopinavir–based antiretroviral therapy is the commonly …

In vivo efficacy and bioavailability of lumefantrine: Evaluating the application of Pheroid technology

LH Du Plessis, K Govender, P Denti… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The oral absorption of compounds with low aqueous solubility, such as lumefantrine, is
typically limited by the dissolution rate in the gastro-intestinal tract, resulting in erratic …

Severe acute malnutrition results in lower lumefantrine exposure in children treated with artemether‐lumefantrine for uncomplicated malaria

P Chotsiri, L Denoeud‐Ndam, E Baudin… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been reported to be associated with increased malaria
morbidity in Sub‐Saharan African children and may affect the pharmacology of antimalarial …

An individual participant data population pharmacokinetic meta-analysis of drug-drug interactions between lumefantrine and commonly used antiretroviral treatment

J Francis, KI Barnes, L Workman, T Kredo… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Treating malaria in HIV-coinfected individuals should consider potential drug-drug
interactions. Artemether-lumefantrine is the most widely recommended treatment for …

Antiretroviral choice for HIV impacts antimalarial exposure and treatment outcomes in Ugandan children

S Parikh, R Kajubi, L Huang, J Ssebuliba… - Reviews of Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. The optimal treatment of malaria in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–
infected children requires consideration of critical drug–drug interactions in coinfected …