Rifampicin/Cotrimoxazole/Isoniazid versus mefloquine or quinine + sulfadoxine- pyrimethamine for malaria: a randomized trial1 (Publications)
multicentric noninferiority trial to assess the safety and efficacy of Cotrifazid against drug-resistant malaria in Papua New Guinea. DESIGN: The trial design was open-label, block-randomised, comparative, and [...] Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. PARTICIPANTS: Patients of all ages with recurrent uncomplicated malaria were included. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomly assigned to receive Cotrifazid, mefloquine, [...] makes Cotrifazid in its current formulation and regimen a poor alternative...
Understanding and improving access to prompt and effective malaria treatment and care in rural Tanzania: the ACCESS Programme (Publications)
consequence, many malaria episodes in highly endemic countries are not treated appropriately. PROJECT: The ACCESS Programme aims at understanding and improving access to prompt and effective malaria treatment [...] BACKGROUND: Prompt access to effective treatment is central in the fight against malaria. However, a variety of interlinked factors at household and health system level influence access to timely and [...] performance and (health) impact. Baseline data demonstrated heterogeneity in...