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Molecular evidence of increased resistance to anti-folate drugs in Plasmodium falciparum in North-East India: a signal for potential failure of artemisinin plus sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine combination therapy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
North-east India, being a corridor to South-east Asia, is believed to play an important role in transmitting drug resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria to India and South Asia.
Pradyumna Kishore Mohapatra, Devojit Kumar Sarma, Anil Prakash, Khukumoni Bora, Md Atique Ahmed, Bibhas Sarma, Basanta Kumar Goswami, Dibya Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Jagadish Mahanta   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low efficacy of the combination artesunate plus amodiaquine for uncomplicated falciparum malaria among children under 5 years in Kailahun, Sierra Leone. [PDF]

, 2006
OBJECTIVE: In 2004, Sierra Leone adopted artesunate plus amodiaquine as first-line antimalarial treatment. We evaluated the efficacy of this combination in Kailahun, where a previous study had shown 70.2% efficacy of amodiaquine in monotherapy.
Balkan, S, Checchi, F, Durand, R, Grandesso, F, Guthmann, J P, Hagerman, A, Kamara, S, Lam, E, Scollo, G   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

The Efficacy of Zinc Supplementation Alone or in Combination for Improving Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate zinc supplementation's efficacy in pregnancy, addressing gaps in previous reviews regarding high‐risk subgroups and combination therapies. Methods Systematic review of six databases through March 27, 2025 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on prenatal zinc supplementation. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane
Sha Diao, Yuan Feng, Xue Peng, Dan Liu, Liang Huang, Linan Zeng, Lingli Zhang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of long acting sulfonamides, alone or with pyrimethamine, in malaria (with special reference to sulformetoxine)

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1967
Review of the early literature as well as more recent results show that sulfonamides possess a distinct antimalarial activity. However, when give alone, their action is less marked and slower than that of the antimalarials commonly used in the treatment ...
J. Herrero
doaj   +1 more source

Saleability of Anti-malarials in Private Drug Shops in Muheza, Tanzania: A Baseline study in an era of assumed Artemisinin Ccombination Therapy (ACT). [PDF]

, 2011
Artemether-lumefantrine (ALu) replaced sulphadoxine-pymimethamine (SP) as the official first-line anti-malarial in Tanzania in November 2006. So far, artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is contra-indicated during pregnancy by the national malaria ...
AM Rønn, B Wasunna, C Goodman, C Goodman, DS Tarimo, DS Tarimo, FM Ringsted, Frank M Ringsted, Ib C Bygbjerg, Isolide S Massawe, J Eriksen, M Alifrangis, M Alifrangis, Martha M Lemnge, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare URoT, MM Lemnge, MS Alilio, S Alba, S Alba, SE Nsimba, SE Nsimba, SE Nsimba, United Republic of Tanzania, VR Kamat, WE Harrington, World Health Organization, Z Premji   +26 more
core   +4 more sources

Pyrimethamine Triggers the Apoptotic Pathway in Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Cell‐Based Models

Journal of Oral Pathology &Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most prevalent salivary gland malignancy, with a poor prognosis in high‐grade tumors at diagnosis. This highlights the need for effective antitumor agents for treating MEC. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the antineoplastic efficacy of pyrimethamine (PYR), a Food and Drug Administration ...
Hyun‐Ji Kim, Dong‐Guk Park, Su‐Jung Choi, Jae‐Jin Cho, Seong‐Doo Hong, Sung‐Dae Cho   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Declining trend of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) and dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) mutant alleles after the withdrawal of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine in North Western Ethiopia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Antimalarial drug resistance is one of the major challenges in global efforts of malaria control and elimination. In 1998, chloroquine was abandoned and replaced with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine, which in turn was replaced with artemether/lumefantrine for ...
Sofonias K Tessema, Moges Kassa, Amha Kebede, Hussein Mohammed, Gemechu Tadesse Leta, Adugna Woyessa, Geremew Tasew Guma, Beyene Petros   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Invasive bacterial infections in Gambians with sickle cell anaemia in an era of widespread Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccination [PDF]

, 2016
Background: There is relatively little data on the aetiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Anderson, ST, Bah, G, Cunnington, A, Darboe, S, Lawal, B, Soothill, G   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Micronutrient Powders Combined With Malaria Chemoprevention to Improve Anaemia and Cognitive Function in Early Childhood in Mali: A Cluster‐Randomised Trial

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
Globally nearly 40% of children under 5 years old are anaemic, which affects their ability to grow and develop. A cluster randomised trial was conducted in 60 communities in Southern Mali to evaluate the added impact of home fortification with micronutrient powders, delivered alongside seasonal malaria chemoprevention, on anaemia, malaria infection ...
Niélé H. Diarra, Yahia Dicko, Natalie Roschnik, Modibo Bamadio, Michael Boivin, Yvonne Griffiths, Rebecca Jones, Sham Lal, Helen Moestue, Hamidou Niangaly, Lauren Pisani, Renion Saye, Kalifa Sidibe, Karla Smuts, Nia‐An Philippe Thera, Josselin Thuilliez, Hans Verhoef, Moussa Sacko, Siân E. Clarke   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adding artesunate to sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine greatly improves the treatment efficacy in children with uncomplicated falciparum malaria on the coast of Benin, West Africa

Malaria Journal, 2007
Background Benin has recently shifted its national antimalarial drug policy from monotherapies to combinations containing artemisinin derivatives. When this decision was taken, the available information on alternatives to chloroquine and sulphadoxine ...
Coosemans Marc, Akogbeto Martin, Menten Joris, van Loen Harry, Van Overmeir Chantal, Agbowai Carine, Gazard Dorothée, Erhart Annette, Nahum Alain, Massougbodji Achille, D'Alessandro Umberto   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source