Popovici J, Vantaux A, Primault L, Samreth R, Piv EP, Bin S, Kim S, Lek D, Serre D, Menard D. Therapeutic and Transmission-Blocking
Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin/Piperaquine and Chloroquine against Plasmodium vivax Malaria, Cambodia.
Emerg Infect Dis 2018;
24:1516-1519. [PMID:
29798745 PMCID:
PMC6056113 DOI:
10.3201/eid2408.170768]
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Abstract
We assessed the efficacy of standard 3-day courses of chloroquine and dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine against Plasmodium vivax malaria. Compared with chloroquine, dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine was faster in clearing asexual P. vivax parasites and blocking human-to-mosquito transmission. This drug combination was also more effective in preventing potential recurrences for >2 months.
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