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Primacy of effective communication and its influence on adherence to artemether-lumefantrine treatment for children under five years of age: a qualitative study. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND\ud \ud Prompt access to artemesinin-combination therapy (ACT) is not adequate unless the drug is taken according to treatment guidelines. Adherence to the treatment schedule is important to preserve efficacy of the drug.
A Chinbuah, A Rowe, C Carpenter, C Falade, C Hoepfl, C Wongsrichanalai, D Ofori-Adjei, D Simba, D Simba, D Simba, D Zurovac, Daudi O Simba, Deodatus Kakoko, E Ashley, E Rutebemberwa, J Cresswell, J Nsungwa-Sabiiti, J Todd, L Conteh, M Denscombe, M DiMatteo, M DiMatteo, M George, M Gomes, M Thiede, MQ Patton, N Beer, N White, N White, P Choo, P Piola, P Piola, P Travis, R Bogdan, R Ruslami, S Kvåle, S McCombie, S Sirima, S Yeung   +38 more
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Diagnosing Severe Falciparum Malaria in Parasitaemic African Children: A Prospective Evaluation of Plasma PfHRP2 Measurement. [PDF]

, 2012
In African children, distinguishing severe falciparum malaria from other severe febrile illnesses with coincidental Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia is a major challenge. P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) is released by mature sequestered
Amos, Ben, Chotivanich, Kesinee, Day, Nicholas P J, Dondorp, Arjen M, Fanello, Caterina I, Gesase, Samwel, Gomes, Ermelinda, Hendriksen, Ilse C E, Joseph, Sarah, Karema, Corine, Lee, Sue J, Maitland, Kathryn, Mtove, George, Mwanga-Amumpaire, Juliet, Olaosebikan, Rasaq, Pan-Ngum, Wirichada, Reyburn, Hugh, Saiwaew, Somporn, Silamut, Kamolrat, Tshefu, Antoinette K, von Seidlein, Lorenz, White, Lisa J, White, Nicholas J, Woodrow, Charles   +23 more
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The neurological assessment in young children treated with artesunate monotherapy or artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Malaria Journal, 2009
Background Mefloquine and artesunate combination therapy is the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria throughout much of south-east Asia. Concerns have been raised about the potential central nervous system (CNS) effects of both drug
Singhasivanon Pratap, Viladpainguen Jacher, Thwai Kyaw, Hla Eh, Arunjerdja Ratree, Dubowitz Lilly M, Ambler Michael T, Luxemburger Christine, Nosten François, McGready Rose   +9 more
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Nanoparticle Delivery of Artesunate Enhances the Anti-tumor Efficiency by Activating Mitochondria-Mediated Cell Apoptosis

Nanoscale Research Letters, 2017
Artemisinin and its derivatives were considered to exert a broad spectrum of anti-cancer activities, and they induced significant anti-cancer effects in tumor cells.
Rui Liu, Xiwei Yu, Chang Su, Yijie Shi, Liang Zhao   +4 more
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Developing Ontology Support for Human Malaria Control Initiatives [PDF]

, 2011
Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem in Sub-Sahara Africa, Asia and parts of America. In this paper, we discuss the development of the Human Malaria Control Ontology (HMCO) which contains ...
Daramola, Olawande, Fatumo, S.
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Ameliorative Effects of Curcumin on Artesunate-Induced Subchronic Toxicity in Testis of Swiss Albino Male Mice

Dose-Response, 2015
India is one of the endemic areas where control of malaria has become a formidable task. Artesunate is the current antimalarial drug used to treat malaria, especially chloroquine resistant.
Ketaki R. Desai, Dhrupadsinh K. Rajput, Pragnesh B. Patel, Hyacinth N. Highland   +3 more
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Mass campaigns with antimalarial drugs: a modelling comparison of artemether-lumefantrine and DHA-piperaquine with and without primaquine as tools for malaria control and elimination

, 2015
Antimalarial drugs are a powerful tool for malaria control and elimination. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) can reduce transmission when widely distributed in a campaign setting.
Eckhoff, Philip, Gerardin, Jaline, Wenger, Edward A.   +2 more
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Artesunate and cisplatin synergistically inhibit HNSCC cell growth and promote apoptosis with artesunate‑induced decreases in Rb and phosphorylated Rb levels

, 2023
Hiroki Okamoto, Kazuhiro Yoshikawa, Akiko Shimada, Rui Sano, Daisuke Inukai, Shunpei Yamanaka, Susumu Suzuki, Ryuzo Ueda, Hiromi Ueda, Yasushi Fujimoto, Tetsuya Ogawa   +10 more
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In vitro action of antiparasitic drugs, especially artesunate, against Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]

, 2012
Thaís Cobellis Gomes, Heitor Franco de Andrade, Susana Angélica Zevallos Lescano, V Amato-Neto   +3 more
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Developing Ontology Support for Human Malaria Control Initiatives [PDF]

, 2009
Malaria is one of the most common infectious diseases and an enormous public health problem in Sub-Sahara Africa, Asia and parts of America. In this paper, we discuss the development of the Human Malaria Control Ontology (HMCO) which contains general ...
Daramola Olawande, Fatumo Segun
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