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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intravenous artesunate during severe malaria treatment in Ugandan adults
(BioMed Central, 2012-04-27)
Background: Severe malaria is a medical emergency with high mortality. Prompt achievement of therapeutic concentrations of highly effective anti-malarial drugs reduces the risk of death. The aim of this study was to assess ...
Effect of HIV-1 infection on antimalarial treatment outcomes in Uganda: a population-based study.
(University of Chicago Press, 2005-11-18)
Background. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may increase the burden of malaria by increasing susceptibility to infection or by decreasing the response to antimalarial treatment. We investigated the seroprevalence ...
Artemether-Lumefantrine versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria: a randomized trial to guide policy in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2008-06)
Background:
Uganda recently adopted artemether-lumefantrine (AL) as the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. However, AL has several limitations, including a twice-daily dosing regimen, recommendation ...