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A roadmap for understanding sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in malaria chemoprevention. [PDF]

open access: yesParasitology
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the standard of care for Plasmodium falciparum malaria chemoprevention among pregnant women, infants, and children. However, SP’s antimalarial effectiveness is potentially threatened by resistant parasites. Developing alternative chemoprevention products and other prevention products, such as vaccines and monoclonal ...
Masserey T   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

A need for new tools for prevention of malaria in pregnancy. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Medicine
Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is a chemoprevention strategy against malaria in pregnancy. A recent PLOS Medicine study highlights the need for better understanding of the mechanism by which IPTp-
Makoto Saito, Rose McGready
doaj   +2 more sources

Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and mefloquine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in the Amazon basin of Peru [PDF]

open access: diamondRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004
In vivo antimalarial drug efficacy studies of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria at an isolated site in the Amazon basin of Peru bordering Brazil and Colombia showed >50% RII/RIII resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine but no evidence of ...
Alan J. Magill   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Antimalarial drug sulfadoxine induces gametocytogenesis in Plasmodium berghei [PDF]

open access: yesMalaria Journal
Background The spread of antimalarial drug resistance parasites is a major obstacle in eliminating malaria in endemic areas. This increases the urgency for developing novel antimalarial drugs with improved profiles to eliminate both sensitive and ...
Wihda Aisarul Azmi   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Efficacy of Corticosteroids and Intravenous Immunoglobulins in a Patient with Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Secondary to Sulfadoxine: A Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesReports, 2023
Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a rare life-threatening mucocutaneous reaction characterized by epidermal detachment. Treatment success relies on early diagnosis, rapid withdrawal of the causative drug and supportive care.
Alba Escolà-Rodríguez   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genomic characterization of Plasmodium falciparum genes associated with anti-folate drug resistance and treatment outcomes in eastern India: A molecular surveillance study from 2008 to 2017

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
IntroductionAfter being used vigorously for the previous two decades to treat P. falciparum, chloroquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine were replaced in 2009 with an artemisinin-based combination therapy (artesunate-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine) in an effort
Sabyasachi Das   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vulnerable newborn types: analysis of subnational, population‐based birth cohorts for 541 285 live births in 23 countries, 2000–2021

open access: yesBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Objective To examine prevalence of novel newborn types among 541 285 live births in 23 countries from 2000 to 2021. Design Descriptive multi‐country secondary data analysis. Setting Subnational, population‐based birth cohort studies (n = 45) in 23 low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) spanning 2000–2021.
D. J. Erchick   +189 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chloroquine and Sulfadoxine Derivatives Inhibit ZIKV Replication in Cervical Cells

open access: yesViruses, 2020
Despite the severe morbidity caused by Zika fever, its specific treatment is still a challenge for public health. Several research groups have investigated the drug repurposing of chloroquine.
Audrien Alves Andrade de Souza   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decreasing burden of malaria in pregnancy in Malawian women and its relationship to use of intermittent preventive therapy or bed nets. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2010
The World Health Organization recommends insecticidal bednets and intermittent preventive treatment to reduce malaria in pregnancy. Longitudinal data of malaria prevalence and pregnancy outcomes are valuable in gauging the impact of these antimalarial ...
Gaoqian Feng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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