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Detection of Falsified Antimalarial Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine Drugs Using a Low-Cost Handheld Near-Infrared Spectrometer

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2022
Falsified drugs are of serious concern to public health worldwide, particularly for developing countries where quality control of drugs is inefficient.
Moussa Yabré, Abdoul Karim Sakira, Moumouni Bandé, Bertrand W. F. Goumbri, Sandrine M. Ouattara, Souleymane Fofana, Touridomon Issa Somé   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine doses for prevention of malaria during pregnancy in hypoendemic area in Tanzania

Malaria Journal, 2019
Malaria in pregnancy increases the risk of deleterious maternal and birth outcomes. The use of ≥ 3 doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria (IPTp-SP) is recommended for preventing the consequences of ...
W. Mikomangwa, O. Minzi, R. Mutagonda, V. Baraka, E. Mlugu, E. Aklillu, A. Kamuhabwa   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Short Report: Association Between Chloroquine and Amodiaquine Resistance and Allelic Variation in the Plasmodium Falciparum Multiple Drug Resistance 1 Gene and the Chloroquine Resistance Transporter Gene in Isolates from the Upper Nile in Southern Sudan. [PDF]

, 2003
Amodiaquine, a 4-aminoquinoline compound, is being considered as an alternative to chloroquine and pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine where resistance in Plasmodium falciparum to both drugs has been selected.
Keus, K, Nzila, A, Ochong, E, van den Broek, I   +3 more
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Trends and Patterns of Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting in Sierra Leone: A Retrospective Analysis of VigiFlow Data (2008–2022)

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Purpose Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) present significant obstacles for healthcare systems, impacting both patient safety and the effectiveness of treatments. Despite this, there is a scarcity of research on ADR reports in Sierra Leone, especially over long periods.
Isatu Jalloh, Onome Thomas Abiri, Peter Bai James, Rajesh Vagiri, Neelaveni Padayachee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of maternal antenatal treatment with two doses of azithromycin added to monthly sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for the prevention of low birth weight in Burkina Faso: an open-label randomized controlled trial

Malaria Journal, 2023
Background Exposure during pregnancy to malaria and sexually-transmitted infections is associated with adverse birth outcomes including low birth weight (LBW).
Moussa Lingani, Serge H. Zango, Innocent Valéa, Sékou Samadoulougou, Georges Somé, Maïmouna Sanou, Berenger Kaboré, Toussaint Rouamba, Herman Sorgho, Marc C. Tahita, Karim Derra, Michèle Dramaix, Halidou Tinto, Philippe Donnen, Annie Robert   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Widespread resistance mutations to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in malaria parasites imported to China from Central and Western Africa

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2019
Background Imported cases of infectious disease provide invaluable information about epidemiological conditions abroad, and should guide treatment decisions at home and abroad.
Luyi Zhao, Liang Pi, Yucheng Qin, Yuxin Lu, Weilin Zeng, Z. Xiang, Pien Qin, Xi Chen, Cuiying Li, Yanmei Zhang, Siqi Wang, Yu Si, Gong-Chao Yang, B. Rosenthal, Yaming Huang, Zhaoqing Yang   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria control among communities from the health district of Forécariah in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Malaria is the leading cause of death in children under 5-yr of age in the Republic of Guinea. This study aimed at investigating the knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria control in urban and rural communities in Guinea ...
Banek, Kristin, Camara, Seydouba, Loua, Marcel Kovana, Ruberto, Irene   +3 more
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Novel use Of Hydroxyurea in an African Region with Malaria (NOHARM): a trial for children with sickle cell anemia [PDF]

, 2017
Hydroxyurea treatment is recommended for children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) living in high-resource malaria-free regions, but its safety and efficacy in malaria-endemic sub-Saharan Africa, where the greatest sickle-cell burden exists, remain unknown.
Hodges, James S., Hume, Heather A., John, Chandy C., Kasirye, Phillip, Lane, Adam, Latham, Teresa S., Ndugwa, Christopher M., Opoka, Robert O., Ware, Russell E.   +8 more
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Childhood Linear Growth and Early Morbidity as Predictors of Adolescent Cognitive Ability in Malawi: A Prospective Observational Study

Acta Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 3, Page 634-642, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Growth faltering and loss of development potential are common in low‐ and middle‐income countries. We aimed to study whether linear growth before and after 2 years, height‐for‐age Z‐score (HAZ) from 1 month until 13 years and morbidity during the first 3 years predict adolescent cognitive ability.
Karoliina Videman, Jukka M. Leppänen, Lotta Hallamaa, Kenneth Maleta, Per Ashorn, Charles Mangani, Ulla Ashorn   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of antimalarial resistance and COVID-19 pandemic on malaria care among pregnant women in Northern Uganda (ERASE): protocol of a prospective observational study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Uganda accounts for 5% of all malaria cases and deaths reported globally and, in endemic countries, pregnancy is a risk factor for both acquisition of P. falciparum infection and development of severe malaria.
Francesco Vladimiro Segala, Francesco Di Gennaro, Jerry Ictho, Mariangela L’Episcopia, Emmanuel Onapa, Claudia Marotta, Elda De Vita, James Amone, Valentina Iacobelli, Joseph Ogwang, Giovanni Dall’Oglio, Benedict Ngole, Rita Murri, Lameck Olal, Massimo Fantoni, Samuel Okori, Giovanni Putoto, Carlo Severini, Peter Lochoro, Annalisa Saracino   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source