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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 ...
Use of artemisia annua L. infusion for malaria prevention: mode of action and benefits in a Ugandan community
(SCIENCEDOMAIN International, 2011)
Malaria is major public health problem in Uganda endemic in 95% contributing up to 40% of hospital outpatient attendances. Approaches to controlling the disease include; environmental, entomological and medicinal interventions. ...
Intermittent use of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention: A cross-sectional study of knowledge and practices among Ugandan women attending an urban antenatal clinic.
(Malaria Journal, 2014)
Abstract
Background: The WHO recommends supervised administration of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent
preventive treatment for malaria (IPTp) during pregnancy. Logistical constraints have however favoured ...