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1. The effect of dosing strategies on the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) AS-AQ Study Group, Adjuik, Martin A, Allan, Richard, Anvikar, Anupkumar R, Ashley, Elizabeth A, Ba, Mamadou S, Barennes, Hubert, Barnes, Karen I, Bassat, Quique, Baudin, Elisabeth, Björkman, Anders, Bompart, François, Bonnet, Maryline, Borrmann, Steffen, Brasseur, Philippe, Bukirwa, Hasifa, Checchi, Francesco, Cot, Michel, Dahal, Prabin, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Deloron, Philippe, Desai, Meghna, Diap, Graciela, Djimde, Abdoulaye A, Dorsey, Grant, Doumbo, Ogobara K, Espié, Emmanuelle, Etard, Jean-Francois, Fanello, Caterina I, Faucher, Jean-François, Faye, Babacar, Flegg, Jennifer A, Gaye, Oumar, Gething, Peter W, González, Raquel, Grandesso, Francesco, Guerin, Philippe J, Guthmann, Jean-Paul, Hamour, Sally, Hasugian, Armedy Ronny, Hay, Simon I, Humphreys, Georgina S, Jullien, Vincent, Juma, Elizabeth, Kamya, Moses R, Karema, Corine, Kiechel, Jean R, Kremsner, Peter G, Krishna, Sanjeev, Lameyre, Valérie, Ibrahim, Laminou M, Lee, Sue J, Lell, Bertrand, Mårtensson, Andreas, Massougbodji, Achille, Menan, Hervé, Ménard, Didier, Menéndez, Clara, Meremikwu, Martin, Moreira, Clarissa, Nabasumba, Carolyn, Nambozi, Michael, Ndiaye, Jean-Louis, Nikiema, Frederic, Nsanzabana, Christian, Ntoumi, Francine, Ogutu, Bernhards R, Olliaro, Piero, Osorio, Lyda, Ouédraogo, Jean-Bosco, Penali, Louis K, Pene, Mbaye, Pinoges, Loretxu, Piola, Patrice, Price, Ric N, Roper, Cally, Rosenthal, Philip J, Rwagacondo, Claude Emile, Same-Ekobo, Albert, Schramm, Birgit, Seck, Amadou, Sharma, Bhawna, Sibley, Carol Hopkins, Sinou, Véronique, Sirima, Sodiomon B, Smith, Jeffery J, Smithuis, Frank, Somé, Fabrice A, Sow, Doudou, Staedke, Sarah G, Stepniewska, Kasia, Swarthout, Todd D, Sylla, Khadime, Talisuna, Ambrose O, Tarning, Joel, Taylor, Walter RJ, Temu, Emmanuel A, Thwing, Julie I, Tjitra, Emiliana, and Tine, Roger CK

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) AS-AQ Study Group, Humans, Malaria, Falciparum, Recurrence, Artemisinins, Amodiaquine, Drug Combinations, Antimalarials, Treatment Outcome, Risk Factors, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Middle Aged, Africa, Female, Male, Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Drug resistance, Artesunate, Dosing, Efficacy, Falciparum, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Medical and Health Sciences, General & Internal Medicine
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BackgroundArtesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) is one of the most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to treat uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa. We investigated the impact of different dosing strategies on the efficacy of this combination for the treatment of falciparum malaria.MethodsIndividual patient data from AS-AQ clinical trials were pooled using the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) standardised methodology. Risk factors for treatment failure were identified using a Cox regression model with shared frailty across study sites.ResultsForty-three studies representing 9,106 treatments from 1999-2012 were included in the analysis; 4,138 (45.4%) treatments were with a fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (FDC), 1,293 (14.2%) with a non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 25 mg/kg (loose NFDC-25), 2,418 (26.6%) with a non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (loose NFDC-30), and the remaining 1,257 (13.8%) with a co-blistered non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (co-blistered NFDC). The median dose of AQ administered was 32.1 mg/kg [IQR: 25.9-38.2], the highest dose being administered to patients treated with co-blistered NFDC (median = 35.3 mg/kg [IQR: 30.6-43.7]) and the lowest to those treated with loose NFDC-25 (median = 25.0 mg/kg [IQR: 22.7-25.0]). Patients treated with FDC received a median dose of 32.4 mg/kg [IQR: 27-39.0]. After adjusting for reinfections, the corrected antimalarial efficacy on day 28 after treatment was similar for co-blistered NFDC (97.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 97.0-98.8%]) and FDC (98.1% [95% CI: 97.6%-98.5%]; P = 0.799), but significantly lower for the loose NFDC-25 (93.4% [95% CI: 91.9%-94.9%]), and loose NFDC-30 (95.0% [95% CI: 94.1%-95.9%]) (P

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2015

2. Variability in white blood cell count during uncomplicated malaria and implications for parasite density estimation : a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network individual patient data meta-analysis

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Wynberg, Elke, Commons, Robert J., Humphreys, Georgina, Ashurst, Hazel, Burrow, Rebekah, Adjei, George O., Adjuik, Martin, Anstey, Nicholas M., Anvikar, Anup, Baird, Kevin J., Barber, Bridget E., Barennes, Hubert, Baudin, Elisabeth, Bell, David J., Bethell, Delia, Binh, Tran Quang, Borghini, Isabelle, Chu, Cindy S., Daher, Andre, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Das, Debashish, Davis, Timothy Me, de Vries, Peter J., Djimde, Abdoulaye A., Dondorp, Arjen M., Dorsey, Grant, Faucher, Jean-Francois F., Fogg, Carole, Gaye, Oumar, Grigg, Matthew, Hatz, Christoph, Kager, Piet A., Lacerda, Marcus, Laman, Moses, Mårtensson, Andreas, Menan, Herve Ignace Eby, Monteiro, Wuelton M., Moore, Brioni R., Nosten, Francois, Ogutu, Bernhards, Osorio, Lyda, Penali, Louis K., Pereira, Dhelio B., Rahim, Awab G., Ramharter, Michael, Sagara, Issaka, Schramm, Birgit, Seidlein, Lorenz, Siqueira, Andre M., Sirima, Sodiomon B., Starzengruber, Peter, Sutanto, Inge, Taylor, Walter R., Toure, Offianan A., Utzinger, Jurg, Valea, Innocent, Valentini, Giovanni, White, Nicholas J., William, Timothy, Woodrow, Charles J., Richmond, Caitlin L., Guerin, Philippe J., Price, Ric N., Stepniewska, Kasia, Wynberg, Elke, Commons, Robert J., Humphreys, Georgina, Ashurst, Hazel, Burrow, Rebekah, Adjei, George O., Adjuik, Martin, Anstey, Nicholas M., Anvikar, Anup, Baird, Kevin J., Barber, Bridget E., Barennes, Hubert, Baudin, Elisabeth, Bell, David J., Bethell, Delia, Binh, Tran Quang, Borghini, Isabelle, Chu, Cindy S., Daher, Andre, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Das, Debashish, Davis, Timothy Me, de Vries, Peter J., Djimde, Abdoulaye A., Dondorp, Arjen M., Dorsey, Grant, Faucher, Jean-Francois F., Fogg, Carole, Gaye, Oumar, Grigg, Matthew, Hatz, Christoph, Kager, Piet A., Lacerda, Marcus, Laman, Moses, Mårtensson, Andreas, Menan, Herve Ignace Eby, Monteiro, Wuelton M., Moore, Brioni R., Nosten, Francois, Ogutu, Bernhards, Osorio, Lyda, Penali, Louis K., Pereira, Dhelio B., Rahim, Awab G., Ramharter, Michael, Sagara, Issaka, Schramm, Birgit, Seidlein, Lorenz, Siqueira, Andre M., Sirima, Sodiomon B., Starzengruber, Peter, Sutanto, Inge, Taylor, Walter R., Toure, Offianan A., Utzinger, Jurg, Valea, Innocent, Valentini, Giovanni, White, Nicholas J., William, Timothy, Woodrow, Charles J., Richmond, Caitlin L., Guerin, Philippe J., Price, Ric N., and Stepniewska, Kasia

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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that when peripheral malarial parasitaemia is quantified by thick film microscopy, an actual white blood cell (WBC) count from a concurrently collected blood sample is used in calculations. However, in resource-limited settings an assumed WBC count is often used instead. The aim of this study was to describe the variability in WBC count during acute uncomplicated malaria, and estimate the impact of using an assumed value of WBC on estimates of parasite density and clearance. Methods: Uncomplicated malaria drug efficacy studies that measured WBC count were selected from the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network data repository for an individual patient data meta-analysis of WBC counts. Regression models with random intercepts for study-site were used to assess WBC count variability at presentation and during follow-up. Inflation factors for parasitaemia density, and clearance estimates were calculated for methods using assumed WBC counts (8000 cells/mu L and age-stratified values) using estimates derived from the measured WBC value as reference. Results: Eighty-four studies enrolling 27,656 patients with clinically uncomplicated malaria were included. Geometric mean WBC counts (x 1000 cells/mu L) in age groups < 1, 1-4, 5-14 and >= 15 years were 10.5, 8.3, 7.1, 5.7 and 7.5, 7.0, 6.5, 6.0 for individuals with falciparum (n = 24,978) and vivax (n = 2678) malaria, respectively. At presentation, higher WBC counts were seen among patients with higher parasitaemia, severe anaemia and, for individuals with vivax malaria, in regions with shorter regional relapse periodicity. Among falciparum malaria patients, using an assumed WBC count of 8000 cells/mu L resulted in parasite density underestimation by a median (IQR) of 26% (4-41%) in infants < 1 year old but an overestimation by 50% (16-91%) in adults aged = 15 years. Use of age-stratified assumed WBC values removed systematic bias but did not improve pr

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2023
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3. Haematological consequences of acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network pooled analysis of individual patient data

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Mansoor, Rashid, Commons, Robert J, Douglas, Nicholas M, Abuaku, Benjamin, Achan, Jane, Adam, Ishag, Adjei, George O, Adjuik, Martin, Alemayehu, Bereket H, Allan, Richard, Allen, Elizabeth N, Anvikar, Anupkumar R, Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Ashley, Elizabeth A, Ashurst, Hazel, Asih, Puji BS, Bakyaita, Nathan, Barennes, Hubert, Barnes, Karen I, Basco, Leonardo, Bassat, Quique, Baudin, Elisabeth, Bell, David J, Bethell, Delia, Bjorkman, Anders, Boulton, Caroline, Bousema, Teun, Brasseur, Philippe, Bukirwa, Hasifa, Burrow, Rebekah, Carrara, Verena I, Cot, Michel, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Das, Debashish, Das, Sabyasachi, Davis, Timothy ME, Desai, Meghna, Djimde, Abdoulaye A, Dondorp, Arjen M, Dorsey, Grant, Drakeley, Chris J, Duparc, Stephan, Espie, Emmanuelle, Etard, Jean-Francois, Falade, Catherine, Faucher, Jean Francois, Filler, Scott, Fogg, Carole, Fukuda, Mark, Gaye, Oumar, Genton, Blaise, Rahim, Awab Ghulam, Gilayeneh, Julius, Gonzalez, Raquel, Grais, Rebecca F, Grandesso, Francesco, Greenwood, Brian, Grivoyannis, Anastasia, Hatz, Christoph, Hodel, Eva Maria, Humphreys, Georgina S, Hwang, Jimee, Ishengoma, Deus, Juma, Elizabeth, Kachur, S Patrick, Kager, Piet A, Kamugisha, Erasmus, Kamya, Moses R, Karema, Corine, Kayentao, Kassoum, Kazienga, Adama, Kiechel, Jean-Rene, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Koram, Kwadwo, Kremsner, Peter G, Lalloo, David G, Laman, Moses, Lee, Sue J, Lell, Bertrand, Maiga, Amelia W, Martensson, Andreas, Mayxay, Mayfong, Mbacham, Wilfred, McGready, Rose, Menan, Herve, Menard, Didier, Mockenhaupt, Frank, Moore, Brioni R, Muller, Olaf, Nahum, Alain, Ndiaye, Jean-Louis, Newton, Paul N, Ngasala, Billy E, Nikiema, Frederic, Nji, Akindeh M, Noedl, Harald, Nosten, Francois, Ogutu, Bernhards R, Ojurongbe, Olusola, Osorio, Lyda, Ouedraogo, Jean-Bosco, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Pareek, Anil, Penali, Louis K, Piola, Patrice, Plucinski, Mateusz, Premji, Zul, Ramharter, Michael, Richmond, Caitlin L, Rombo, Lars, Rosenthal, Philip J, Salman, Sam, Same-Ekobo, Albert, Sibley, Carol, Sirima, Sodiomon B, Smithuis, Frank M, Some, Fabrice A, Staedke, Sarah G, Starzengruber, Peter, Strub-Wourgaft, Nathalie, Sutanto, Inge, Swarthout, Todd D, Syafruddin, Din, Talisuna, Ambrose O, Taylor, Walter R, Temu, Emmanuel A, Thwing, Julie I, Tinto, Halidou, Tjitra, Emiliana, Toure, Offianan A, Tran, T Hien, Ursing, Johan, Valea, Innocent, Valentini, Giovanni, van Vugt, Michele, von Seidlein, Lorenz, Ward, Stephen A, Were, Vincent, White, Nicholas J, Woodrow, Charles J, Yavo, William, Yeka, Adoke, Zongo, Issaka, Simpson, Julie A, Guerin, Philippe J, Stepniewska, Kasia, Price, Ric N, Roper, Cally, Resistance, WorldWide Antimalarial, WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network Falciparum Haematology Study Group, Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes (VITROME), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées [Brétigny-sur-Orge] (IRBA), Epidémiologie des Maladies Chroniques en zone tropicale (EpiMaCT), CHU Limoges-Institut d'Epidémiologie Neurologique et de Neurologie Tropicale-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-OmégaHealth (ΩHealth), Université de Limoges (UNILIM)-Université de Limoges (UNILIM), Group, WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network Falciparum Haematology Study, Mansoor, R, Ashley, EA, Ashurst, H, Burrow, R, Carrara, VI, Das, D, Dondorp, AM, Humphreys, GS, Lee, SJ, Mayxay, M, McGready, R, Newton, PN, Nosten, F, Richmond, CL, Sibley, C, Smithuis, FM, Taylor, WR, Tran, TH, von Seidlein, L, White, NJ, Woodrow, CJ, Guerin, PJ, Stepniewska, K, Price, RN, AII - Infectious diseases, Intensive Care Medicine, Infectious diseases, APH - Global Health, and APH - Quality of Care

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Infectious Medicine, Plasmodium falciparum, wh_120, Infektionsmedicin, Severe anaemia, Parasitemia, wa_530, Antimalarials, Non-artemisinin-based therapy, [SDV.MHEP.CSC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Cardiology and cardiovascular system, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, parasitic diseases, qv_256, Humans, [SDV.MP.PAR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Parasitology, Malaria, Falciparum, Child, [SDV.MHEP.ME]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Emerging diseases, Pooled analysis of individual patient data, Anemia, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, General Medicine, Artemisinin-based therapy, [SDV.MP.BAC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Bacteriology, Malaria, wc_750, Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi, lnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 4], [SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology, Haemoglobin
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Background Plasmodium falciparum malaria is associated with anaemia-related morbidity, attributable to host, parasite and drug factors. We quantified the haematological response following treatment of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria to identify the factors associated with malarial anaemia. Methods Individual patient data from eligible antimalarial efficacy studies of uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria, available through the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network data repository prior to August 2015, were pooled using standardised methodology. The haematological response over time was quantified using a multivariable linear mixed effects model with nonlinear terms for time, and the model was then used to estimate the mean haemoglobin at day of nadir and day 7. Multivariable logistic regression quantified risk factors for moderately severe anaemia (haemoglobin < 7 g/dL) at day 0, day 3 and day 7 as well as a fractional fall ≥ 25% at day 3 and day 7. Results A total of 70,226 patients, recruited into 200 studies between 1991 and 2013, were included in the analysis: 50,859 (72.4%) enrolled in Africa, 18,451 (26.3%) in Asia and 916 (1.3%) in South America. The median haemoglobin concentration at presentation was 9.9 g/dL (range 5.0–19.7 g/dL) in Africa, 11.6 g/dL (range 5.0–20.0 g/dL) in Asia and 12.3 g/dL (range 6.9–17.9 g/dL) in South America. Moderately severe anaemia (Hb < 7g/dl) was present in 8.4% (4284/50,859) of patients from Africa, 3.3% (606/18,451) from Asia and 0.1% (1/916) from South America. The nadir haemoglobin occurred on day 2 post treatment with a mean fall from baseline of 0.57 g/dL in Africa and 1.13 g/dL in Asia. Independent risk factors for moderately severe anaemia on day 7, in both Africa and Asia, included moderately severe anaemia at baseline (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 16.10 and AOR = 23.00, respectively), young age (age < 1 compared to ≥ 12 years AOR = 12.81 and AOR = 6.79, respectively), high parasitaemia (AOR = 1.78 and AOR = 1.58, respectively) and delayed parasite clearance (AOR = 2.44 and AOR = 2.59, respectively). In Asia, patients treated with an artemisinin-based regimen were at significantly greater risk of moderately severe anaemia on day 7 compared to those treated with a non-artemisinin-based regimen (AOR = 2.06 [95%CI 1.39–3.05], p < 0.001). Conclusions In patients with uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria, the nadir haemoglobin occurs 2 days after starting treatment. Although artemisinin-based treatments increase the rate of parasite clearance, in Asia they are associated with a greater risk of anaemia during recovery.

Published
2022

5. Pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of a single co-administered dose of diethylcarbamazine, albendazole and ivermectin in adults with and without Wuchereria bancrofti infection in Côte d’Ivoire

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Edi, Constant, primary, Bjerum, Catherine M., additional, Ouattara, Allassane F., additional, Chhonker, Yashpal S., additional, Penali, Louis K., additional, Méité, Aboulaye, additional, Koudou, Benjamin G., additional, Weil, Gary J., additional, King, Christopher L., additional, and Murry, Daryl J., additional

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2019
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6. A comparative, randomized clinical trial of artemisinin/naphtoquine twice daily one day versus artemether/lumefantrine six doses regimen in children and adults with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Côte d'Ivoire

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Toure Walamtchin, Ako Berenger A, Yapi Jean-Didier, Penali Louis K, Toure Offianan A, Djerea Kali, Gomez Genevieve O, and Makaila Oyewole

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Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216
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Abstract Background Drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum poses a major threat to malaria control. Combination anti-malarial therapy, including artemisinins, has been advocated to improve efficacy and limit the spread of resistance. The fixed combination of oral artemether-lumefantrine (AL) is highly effective and well-tolerated. Artemisinin/naphtoquine (AN) is a fixed-dose ACT that has recently become available in Africa. The objectives of the study were to compare the efficacy and safety of AN and AL for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in a high transmission-intensity site in Ivory Coast. Methods We enrolled 122 participants aged 6 months or more with uncomplicated falciparum malaria. Participants were randomized to receive either artemisinin/naphtoquine or artemether/lumefantrine with variable dose according to their weight. Primary endpoints were the risks of treatment failure within 28 days, either unadjusted or adjusted by genotyping to distinguish recrudescence from new infection. Results Among 125 participants enrolled, 123 (98.4%) completed follow-up. Clinical evaluation of the 123 participants showed that cumulative PCR-uncorrected cure rate on day 28 was 100% for artemisinin/naphtoquine and 98.4% for artemether/lumefantrine. Both artemisinin-based combinations effected rapid fever and parasite clearance. Interpretation These data suggest that Arco® could prove to be suitable for use as combination antimalarial therapy. Meanwhile, pharmacokinetic studies and further efficacy assessment should be conducted before its widespread use can be supported.

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2009
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7. Clinical determinants of early parasitological response to ACTs in African patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria: a literature review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

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Abdulla, Salim, Adam, Ishag, Adjei, George O., Adjuik, Martin A., Alemayehu, Bereket, Allan, Richard, Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Ba, Mamadou S., Barennes, Hubert, Barnes, Karen I., Bassat, Quique, Baudin, Elisabeth, Berens-Riha, Nicole, Bjoerkman, Anders, Bompart, Francois, Bonnet, Maryline, Borrmann, Steffen, Bousema, Teun, Brasseur, Philippe, Bukirwa, Hasifa, Checchi, Francesco, Dahal, Prabin, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Desai, Meghna, Dicko, Alassane, Djimde, Abdoulaye A., Dorsey, Grant, Doumbo, Ogobara K., Drakeley, Chris J., Duparc, Stephan, Eshetu, Teferi, Espie, Emmanuelle, Etard, Jean-Francois, Faiz, Abul M., Falade, Catherine O., Fanello, Caterina I., Faucher, Jean-Francois, Faye, Babacar, Faye, Oumar, Filler, Scott, Flegg, Jennifer A., Fofana, Bakary, Fogg, Carole, Gadalla, Nahla B., Gaye, Oumar, Genton, Blaise, Gething, Peter W., Gil, Jose P., Gonzalez, Raquel, Grandesso, Francesco, Greenhouse, Bryan, Greenwood, Brian, Grivoyannis, Anastasia, Guerin, Philippe J., Guthmann, Jean-Paul, Hamed, Kamal, Hamour, Sally, Hay, Simon I., Hodel, Eva Maria, Humphreys, Georgina S., Hwang, Jimee, Ibrahim, Maman L., Jima, Daddi, Jones, Joel J., Jullien, Vincent, Juma, Elizabeth, Kachur, Patrick S., Kager, Piet A., Kamugisha, Erasmus, Kamya, Moses R., Karema, Corine, Kayentao, Kassoum, Kiechel, Jean-Rene, Kironde, Fred, Kofoed, Poul-Erik, Kremsner, Peter G., Krishna, Sanjeev, Lameyre, Valerie, Lell, Bertrand, Lima, Angeles, Makanga, Michael, Malik, ElFatih M., Marsh, Kevin, Martensson, Andreas, Massougbodji, Achille, Menan, Herve, Menard, Didier, Menendez, Clara, Mens, Petra F., Meremikwu, Martin, Moreira, Clarissa, Nabasumba, Carolyn, Nambozi, Michael, Ndiaye, Jean-Louis, Ngasala, Billy E., Nikiema, Frederic, Nsanzabana, Christian, Ntoumi, Francine, Oguike, Mary, Ogutu, Bernhards R., Olliaro, Piero, Omar, Sabah A., Ouedraogo, Jean-Bosco, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Penali, Louis K., Pene, Mbaye, Peshu, Judy, Piola, Patrice, Plowe, Christopher V., Premji, Zul, Price, Ric N., Randrianarivelojosia, Milijaona, Rombo, Lars, Roper, Cally, Rosenthal, Philip J., Sagara, Issaka, Same-Ekobo, Albert, Sawa, Patrick, Schallig, Henk D. F. H., Schramm, Birgit, Seck, Amadou, Shekalaghe, Seif A., Sibley, Carol H., Sinou, Vronique, Sirima, Sodiomon B., Som, Fabrice A., Sow, Doudou, Staedke, Sarah G., Stepniewska, Kasia, Sutherland, Colin J., Swarthout, Todd D., Sylla, Khadime, Talisuna, Ambrose O., Taylor, Walter R. J., Temu, Emmanuel A., Thwing, Julie I., Tine, Roger C. K., Tinto, Halidou, Tommasini, Silva, Toure, Offianan A., Ursing, Johan, Vaillant, Michel T., Valentini, Giovanni, Van den Broek, Ingrid, Van Vugt, Michele, Ward, Stephen A., Winstanley, Peter A., Yavo, William, Yeka, Adoke, Zolia, Yah M., Zongo, Issaka, and WWARN Artemisinin based Combination Therapy (ACT) Africa Baseline Study Group

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parasitic diseases
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BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-resistant Plasmodium falciparum has emerged in the Greater Mekong sub-region and poses a major global public health threat. Slow parasite clearance is a key clinical manifestation of reduced susceptibility to artemisinin. This study was designed to establish the baseline values for clearance in patients from Sub-Saharan African countries with uncomplicated malaria treated with artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs). METHODS: A literature review in PubMed was conducted in March 2013 to identify all prospective clinical trials (uncontrolled trials, controlled trials and randomized controlled trials), including ACTs conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa, between 1960 and 2012. Individual patient data from these studies were shared with the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) and pooled using an a priori statistical analytical plan. Factors affecting early parasitological response were investigated using logistic regression with study sites fitted as a random effect. The risk of bias in included studies was evaluated based on study design, methodology and missing data. RESULTS: In total, 29,493 patients from 84 clinical trials were included in the analysis, treated with artemether-lumefantrine (n = 13,664), artesunate-amodiaquine (n = 11,337) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (n = 4,492). The overall parasite clearance rate was rapid. The parasite positivity rate (PPR) decreased from 59.7 % (95 % CI: 54.5-64.9) on day 1 to 6.7 % (95 % CI: 4.8-8.7) on day 2 and 0.9 % (95 % CI: 0.5-1.2) on day 3. The 95th percentile of observed day 3 PPR was 5.3 %. Independent risk factors predictive of day 3 positivity were: high baseline parasitaemia (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.16 (95 % CI: 1.08-1.25); per 2-fold increase in parasite density, P 37.5 °C) (AOR = 1.50 (95 % CI: 1.06-2.13), P = 0.022); severe anaemia (AOR = 2.04 (95 % CI: 1.21-3.44), P = 0.008); areas of low/moderate transmission setting (AOR = 2.71 (95 % CI: 1.38-5.36), P = 0.004); and treatment with the loose formulation of artesunate-amodiaquine (AOR = 2.27 (95 % CI: 1.14-4.51), P = 0.020, compared to dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine). CONCLUSIONS: The three ACTs assessed in this analysis continue to achieve rapid early parasitological clearance across the sites assessed in Sub-Saharan Africa. A threshold of 5 % day 3 parasite positivity from a minimum sample size of 50 patients provides a more sensitive benchmark in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the current recommended threshold of 10 % to trigger further investigation of artemisinin susceptibility.

Published
2015

8. The Effect of Dosing Regimens on the Antimalarial Efficacy of Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data: A Pooled Analysis of Individual Patient Data

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Achan, Jane, Adam, Ishag, Arinaitwe, Emmanuel, Ashley, Elizabeth A., Awab, Ghulam Rahim, Ba, Mamadou S., Barnes, Karen I., Bassat, Quique, Borrmann, Steffen, Bousema, Teun, Dahal, Prabin, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Davis, Timothy M.E., Dondorp, Arjen M., Dorsey, Grant, Drakeley, Chris J., Fanello, Caterina I., Faye, Babacar, Flegg, Jennifer A., Gaye, Oumar, Gething, Peter W., González, Raquel, Guerin, Philippe J., Hay, Simon I., Hien, Tran T., Janssens, Bart, Kamya, Moses R., Karema, Corine, Karunajeewa, Harin A., Koné, Moussa, Lell, Bertrand, Marsh, Kevin, Mayxay, Mayfong, Menéndez, Clara, Mens, Petra F., Meremikwu, Martin, Moreira, Clarissa, Mueller, Ivo, Nabasumba, Carolyn, Nambozi, Michael, Ndiaye, Jean Louis, Newton, Paul N., Nguyen, Thuy Nhien, Nosten, Francois, Nsanzabana, Christian, Omar, Sabah A., Ouédraogo, Jean Bosco, Penali, Louis K., Pene, Mbaye, Phyo, Aung Pyae, Piola, Patrice, Price, Ric N., Sasithon, P., Rosenthal, Philip J., Same-Ekobo, Albert, Sawa, Patrick, Schallig, Henk D.F.H., Shekalaghe, Seif A., Sibley, Carol Hopkins, Smith, Jeff, Smithuis, Frank, Somé, Anyirékun Fabrice, Stepniewska, Kasia, Talisuna, Ambrose O., Tarning, Joel, Tjitra, Emiliana, Tine, Roger C.K., Tinto, Halidou, Valecha, Neena, Van Herp, Michel, Van Vugt, Michele, White, Nicholas J., Woodrow, Charles J., Yavo, William, Yeka, Adoke, Zongo, Issaka, Intensive Care Medicine, Infectious diseases, Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam Public Health, Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, AII - Infectious diseases, and AII - Inflammatory diseases

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Background:Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) is increasingly recommended for antimalarial treatment in many endemic countries; however, concerns have been raised over its potential under dosing in young children. We investigated the influence of different dosing schedules on DP's clinical efficacy.Methods and Findings:A systematic search of the literature was conducted to identify all studies published between 1960 and February 2013, in which patients were enrolled and treated with DP. Principal investigators were approached and invited to share individual patient data with the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN). Data were pooled using a standardised methodology. Univariable and multivariable risk factors for parasite recrudescence were identified using a Cox's regression model with shared frailty across the study sites. Twenty-four published and two unpublished studies (n = 7,072 patients) were included in the analysis. After correcting for reinfection by parasite genotyping, Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were 97.7% (95% CI 97.3%-98.1%) at day 42 and 97.2% (95% CI 96.7%-97.7%) at day 63. Overall 28.6% (979/3,429) of children aged 1 to 5 years received a total dose of piperaquine below 48 mg/kg (the lower limit recommended by WHO); this risk was 2.3-2.9-fold greater compared to that in the other age groups and was associated with reduced efficacy at day 63 (94.4% [95% CI 92.6%-96.2%], p

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2013

9. The effect of dosing strategies on the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria : a meta-analysis of individual patient data

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Adjuik, Martin A., Allan, Richard, Anvikar, Anupkumar R., Ashley, Elizabeth A., Ba, Mamadou S., Barennes, Hubert, Barnes, Karen I., Bassat, Quique, Baudin, Elisabeth, Bjorkman, Anders, Bompart, Francois, Bonnet, Maryline, Borrmann, Steffen, Brasseur, Philippe, Bukirwa, Hasifa, Checchi, Francesco, Cot, Michel, Dahal, Prabin, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Deloron, Philippe, Desai, Meghna, Diap, Graciela, Djimde, Abdoulaye A., Dorsey, Grant, Doumbo, Ogobara K., Espie, Emmanuelle, Etard, Jean-Francois, Fanello, Caterina I., Faucher, Jean-Francois, Faye, Babacar, Flegg, Jennifer A., Gaye, Oumar, Gething, Peter W., Gonzalez, Raquel, Grandesso, Francesco, Guerin, Philippe J., Guthmann, Jean-Paul, Hamour, Sally, Hasugian, Armedy Ronny, Hay, Simon I., Humphreys, Georgina S., Jullien, Vincent, Juma, Elizabeth, Kamya, Moses R., Karema, Corine, Kiechel, Jean R., Kremsner, Peter G., Krishna, Sanjeev, Lameyre, Valerie, Ibrahim, Laminou M., Lee, Sue J., Lell, Bertrand, Martensson, Andreas, Massougbodji, Achille, Menan, Herve, Menard, Didier, Menendez, Clara, Meremikwu, Martin, Moreira, Clarissa, Nabasumba, Carolyn, Nambozi, Michael, Ndiaye, Jean-Louis, Nikiema, Frederic, Nsanzabana, Christian, Ntoumi, Francine, Ogutu, Bernhards R., Olliaro, Piero, Osorio, Lyda, Ouedraogo, Jean-Bosco, Penali, Louis K., Pene, Mbaye, Pinoges, Loretxu, Piola, Patrice, Price, Ric N., Roper, Cally, Rosenthal, Philip J., Rwagacondo, Claude Emile, Same-Ekobo, Albert, Schramm, Birgit, Seck, Amadou, Sharma, Bhawna, Sibley, Carol Hopkins, Sinou, Veronique, Sirima, Sodiomon B., Smith, Jeffery J., Smithuis, Frank, Some, Fabrice A., Sow, Doudou, Staedke, Sarah G., Stepniewska, Kasia, Swarthout, Todd D., Sylla, Khadime, Talisuna, Ambrose O., Tarning, Joel, Taylor, Walter R. J., Temu, Emmanuel A., Thwing, Julie I., Tjitra, Emiliana, Tine, Roger C. K., Tinto, Halidou, Vaillant, Michel T., Valecha, Neena, Van den Broek, Ingrid, White, Nicholas J., Yeka, Adoke, Zongo, Issaka, Adjuik, Martin A., Allan, Richard, Anvikar, Anupkumar R., Ashley, Elizabeth A., Ba, Mamadou S., Barennes, Hubert, Barnes, Karen I., Bassat, Quique, Baudin, Elisabeth, Bjorkman, Anders, Bompart, Francois, Bonnet, Maryline, Borrmann, Steffen, Brasseur, Philippe, Bukirwa, Hasifa, Checchi, Francesco, Cot, Michel, Dahal, Prabin, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Deloron, Philippe, Desai, Meghna, Diap, Graciela, Djimde, Abdoulaye A., Dorsey, Grant, Doumbo, Ogobara K., Espie, Emmanuelle, Etard, Jean-Francois, Fanello, Caterina I., Faucher, Jean-Francois, Faye, Babacar, Flegg, Jennifer A., Gaye, Oumar, Gething, Peter W., Gonzalez, Raquel, Grandesso, Francesco, Guerin, Philippe J., Guthmann, Jean-Paul, Hamour, Sally, Hasugian, Armedy Ronny, Hay, Simon I., Humphreys, Georgina S., Jullien, Vincent, Juma, Elizabeth, Kamya, Moses R., Karema, Corine, Kiechel, Jean R., Kremsner, Peter G., Krishna, Sanjeev, Lameyre, Valerie, Ibrahim, Laminou M., Lee, Sue J., Lell, Bertrand, Martensson, Andreas, Massougbodji, Achille, Menan, Herve, Menard, Didier, Menendez, Clara, Meremikwu, Martin, Moreira, Clarissa, Nabasumba, Carolyn, Nambozi, Michael, Ndiaye, Jean-Louis, Nikiema, Frederic, Nsanzabana, Christian, Ntoumi, Francine, Ogutu, Bernhards R., Olliaro, Piero, Osorio, Lyda, Ouedraogo, Jean-Bosco, Penali, Louis K., Pene, Mbaye, Pinoges, Loretxu, Piola, Patrice, Price, Ric N., Roper, Cally, Rosenthal, Philip J., Rwagacondo, Claude Emile, Same-Ekobo, Albert, Schramm, Birgit, Seck, Amadou, Sharma, Bhawna, Sibley, Carol Hopkins, Sinou, Veronique, Sirima, Sodiomon B., Smith, Jeffery J., Smithuis, Frank, Some, Fabrice A., Sow, Doudou, Staedke, Sarah G., Stepniewska, Kasia, Swarthout, Todd D., Sylla, Khadime, Talisuna, Ambrose O., Tarning, Joel, Taylor, Walter R. J., Temu, Emmanuel A., Thwing, Julie I., Tjitra, Emiliana, Tine, Roger C. K., Tinto, Halidou, Vaillant, Michel T., Valecha, Neena, Van den Broek, Ingrid, White, Nicholas J., Yeka, Adoke, and Zongo, Issaka

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Background: Artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) is one of the most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to treat uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa. We investigated the impact of different dosing strategies on the efficacy of this combination for the treatment of falciparum malaria. Methods: Individual patient data from AS-AQ clinical trials were pooled using the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) standardised methodology. Risk factors for treatment failure were identified using a Cox regression model with shared frailty across study sites. Results: Forty-three studies representing 9,106 treatments from 1999-2012 were included in the analysis; 4,138 (45.4%) treatments were with a fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (FDC), 1,293 (14.2%) with a non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 25 mg/kg (loose NFDC-25), 2,418 (26.6%) with a non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (loose NFDC-30), and the remaining 1,257 (13.8%) with a co-blistered non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (co-blistered NFDC). The median dose of AQ administered was 32.1 mg/kg [IQR: 25.9-38.2], the highest dose being administered to patients treated with co-blistered NFDC (median = 35.3 mg/kg [IQR: 30.6-43.7]) and the lowest to those treated with loose NFDC-25 (median = 25.0 mg/kg [IQR: 22.7-25.0]). Patients treated with FDC received a median dose of 32.4 mg/kg [IQR: 27-39.0]. After adjusting for reinfections, the corrected antimalarial efficacy on day 28 after treatment was similar for co-blistered NFDC (97.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 97.0-98.8%]) and FDC (98.1% [95% CI: 97.6%-98.5%]; P = 0.799), but significantly lower for the loose NFDC-25 (93.4% [95% CI: 91.9%-94.9%]), and loose NFDC-30 (95.0% [95% CI: 94.1%-95.9%]) (P < 0.001 for all comparisons). After controlling for age, AQ dose, baseline parasitemia and region; treatment with loose NFDC-25 was associated

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2015
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10. Comparison of azithromycin plus chloroquine versus artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children in Africa: a randomized, open-label study

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Chandra, Richa, primary, Ansah, Patrick, additional, Sagara, Issaka, additional, Sie, Ali, additional, Tiono, Alfred B, additional, Djimde, Abdoulaye A, additional, Zhao, Qinying, additional, Robbins, Jeffery, additional, Penali, Louis K, additional, and Ogutu, Bernhards, additional

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2015
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11. Comparative efficacy of uncontrolled and controlled intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with combined use of LLTNs in high resistance area to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Côte d’Ivoire

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Offianan,A Toure, Penali,Louis K, Coulibaly,MA, Tiacoh,NL, Ako,AAB, Adji,EG, Coulibaly ,B, Koffi,D, Sarr,D, Jambou,R, Kone,M, Offianan,A Toure, Penali,Louis K, Coulibaly,MA, Tiacoh,NL, Ako,AAB, Adji,EG, Coulibaly ,B, Koffi,D, Sarr,D, Jambou,R, and Kone,M

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A Toure Offianan1, Louis K Penali1, MA Coulibaly1, NL Tiacoh1, AAB Ako1, EG Adji1, B Coulibaly1, D Koffi1, D Sarr2, R Jambou3, M Kone41Department of Malariology, Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire, 2Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 3Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Madagascar, Tananarive, Madagascar, 4UFR Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques, University of Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireIntroduction: In recent years, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has become policy in much of sub-Saharan Africa. But resistance to SP has been spreading across sub-Saharan Africa and thus the effectiveness of IPTp-SP has been questioned. The present study therefore sought to assess the incidence of placental malaria, low birth weight, and anemia of two IPTp-SP approaches (directly observed treatment scheme versus no directly observed treatment) in Anonkoua-Kouté and Samo, Côte d’Ivoire where the reported prevalence of dfr single mutant 108 was 62% and 52.2%, respectively.Methods: The study was a longitudinal design involving pregnant women and was conducted in Anonkoua-Kouté, a suburban area, and Samo, a rural area, from January 2008 through March 2009. Women of a pregnancy less than 28 weeks duration were randomized to receive SP (1.5 g/0.075 g SP) in a single intake twice and were followed up monthly until delivery. Doses were administered under supervision in the controlled IPTp group, while SP was given free to women in the uncontrolled IPTp group with a recommendation to take it at home. The primary end point was the proportion of low birth weight infants (body weight < 2500 g) and the secondary end point was the rate of severe anemia and placental malaria detected at delivery.Results: A total of 420 pregnant women were enrolled (212 and 208, respectively, in the controlled and uncont

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2012

12. Assessment of the efficacy of first-line antimalarial drugs after 5 years of deployment by the National Malaria Control Programme in Côte d'Ivoire

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Offianan,Andre T, Assi,Serge B, Coulibaly,Aristide MA, N'guessan,Landry T, Ako,Aristide A, Kadjo,Florence K, San,Moïse K, Penali,Louis K, Offianan,Andre T, Assi,Serge B, Coulibaly,Aristide MA, N'guessan,Landry T, Ako,Aristide A, Kadjo,Florence K, San,Moïse K, and Penali,Louis K

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Andre T Offianan1, Serge B Assi2, Aristide MA Coulibaly1, Landry T N'guessan1, Aristide A Ako1, Florence K Kadjo2, Moïse K San2, Louis K Penali2 1Malariology Department, Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; 2National Malaria Control Programme, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Background: The emergence of artemisinin resistance has raised concerns that the most potent antimalarial drug may be under threat. Artesunate + amodiaquine (ASAQ) and artemether-lumefantrine (AL) are respectively the first- and second-line treatments for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Côte d'Ivoire. A comparison of the efficacy and safety of these two drug combinations was necessary to make evidence-based drug treatment policies. Methods: In an open-label, non inferiority, randomized, controlled clinical trial, children aged 6–59 months were randomized to receive ASAQ or AL. Both drug regimens were given for 3 days, and follow-up was for 28 days. The primary endpoint was the 28-day cure rates and was defined as proportion of patients with polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-corrected cure rate after 28 days of follow-up. Findings: A total of 251 patients who were attending the Ayame and Dabakala hospitals and presenting with symptomatic acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria were randomized to receive ASAQ (128) and AL (123). The intention-to-treat analysis showed effectiveness rates of 94.5% and 93.5% for ASAQ and AL, respectively on day 28. After adjustment for PCR results, these rates were 96.1% and 96.8%, respectively. On day 28, the per-protocol analysis showed effectiveness rates of 98.4% and 96.6% for ASAQ and AL, respectively. After adjustment by PCR for reinfection, these rates were 100% for each drug, and both regimens were well tolerated. Conclusion: ASAQ and AL remain efficacious treatments of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Ivorian children 5 years after adoption. Th

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2011

13. Comparative efficacy of uncontrolled and controlled intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with combined use of LLTNs in high resistance area to sulfadoxinepyrimethamine in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Offianan, A. Toure, Penali, Louis K., Coulibaly, M. A., Tiacoh, N. L., Ako, A. A. B., Adji, E. G., Coulibaly, B., Koffi, D., Sarr, D., Jambou, R., and Kone, M.

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LOW birth weight, MALARIA treatment, PRENATAL care, ANEMIA in pregnancy
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Introduction: In recent years, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has become policy in much of sub-Saharan Africa. But resistance to SP has been spreading across sub-Saharan Africa and thus the effectiveness of IPTp-SP has been questioned. The present study therefore sought to assess the incidence of placental malaria, low birth weight, and anemia of two IPTp-SP approaches (directly observed treatment scheme versus no directly observed treatment) in Anonkoua-Kouté and Samo, Côte d'Ivoire where the reported prevalence of dfr single mutant 108 was 62% and 52.2%, respectively. Methods: The study was a longitudinal design involving pregnant women and was conducted in Anonkoua-Kouté, a suburban area, and Samo, a rural area, from January 2008 through March 2009. Women of a pregnancy less than 28 weeks duration were randomized to receive SP (1.5 g/0.075 g SP) in a single intake twice and were followed up monthly until delivery. Doses were administered under supervision in the controlled IPTp group, while SP was given free to women in the uncontrolled IPTp group with a recommendation to take it at home. The primary end point was the proportion of low birth weight infants (body weight < 2500 g) and the secondary end point was the rate of severe anemia and placental malaria detected at delivery. Results: A total of 420 pregnant women were enrolled (212 and 208, respectively, in the controlled and uncontrolled groups). Delivery outcome was available for 378 women. In the modified intention-to-treat analysis, low birth weight infants were born from 15.5% of women of the uncontrolled IPTp group and from 11.9% of women in the controlled IPTp group (P = 0.31). The per-protocol population analysis showed consistent results. The proportion of women with placental malaria infection, moderate anemia (hemoglobin < 11 g/dL), and severe anemia (hemoglobin < 8 g/dL) at delivery were similar between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The study showed that the two approaches were equivalent, suggesting that unsupervised IPTp-SP free of charge should be used in areas where implementation of the directly observed treatment scheme suffers from many constraints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2012
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14. The effect of dosing strategies on the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria: a meta-analysis of individual patient data.

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Adjuik MA, Allan R, Anvikar AR, Ashley EA, Ba MS, Barennes H, Barnes KI, Bassat Q, Baudin E, Björkman A, Bompart F, Bonnet M, Borrmann S, Brasseur P, Bukirwa H, Checchi F, Cot M, Dahal P, D'Alessandro U, Deloron P, Desai M, Diap G, Djimde AA, Dorsey G, Doumbo OK, Espié E, Etard JF, Fanello CI, Faucher JF, Faye B, Flegg JA, Gaye O, Gething PW, González R, Grandesso F, Guerin PJ, Guthmann JP, Hamour S, Hasugian AR, Hay SI, Humphreys GS, Jullien V, Juma E, Kamya MR, Karema C, Kiechel JR, Kremsner PG, Krishna S, Lameyre V, Ibrahim LM, Lee SJ, Lell B, Mårtensson A, Massougbodji A, Menan H, Ménard D, Menéndez C, Meremikwu M, Moreira C, Nabasumba C, Nambozi M, Ndiaye JL, Nikiema F, Nsanzabana C, Ntoumi F, Ogutu BR, Olliaro P, Osorio L, Ouédraogo JB, Penali LK, Pene M, Pinoges L, Piola P, Price RN, Roper C, Rosenthal PJ, Rwagacondo CE, Same-Ekobo A, Schramm B, Seck A, Sharma B, Sibley CH, Sinou V, Sirima SB, Smith JJ, Smithuis F, Somé FA, Sow D, Staedke SG, Stepniewska K, Swarthout TD, Sylla K, Talisuna AO, Tarning J, Taylor WR, Temu EA, Thwing JI, Tjitra E, Tine RC, Tinto H, Vaillant MT, Valecha N, Van den Broek I, White NJ, Yeka A, and Zongo I

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Africa, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Drug Combinations, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Amodiaquine administration & dosage, Antimalarials administration & dosage, Artemisinins administration & dosage, Malaria, Falciparum drug therapy
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Background: Artesunate-amodiaquine (AS-AQ) is one of the most widely used artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to treat uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Africa. We investigated the impact of different dosing strategies on the efficacy of this combination for the treatment of falciparum malaria., Methods: Individual patient data from AS-AQ clinical trials were pooled using the WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) standardised methodology. Risk factors for treatment failure were identified using a Cox regression model with shared frailty across study sites., Results: Forty-three studies representing 9,106 treatments from 1999-2012 were included in the analysis; 4,138 (45.4%) treatments were with a fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (FDC), 1,293 (14.2%) with a non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 25 mg/kg (loose NFDC-25), 2,418 (26.6%) with a non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (loose NFDC-30), and the remaining 1,257 (13.8%) with a co-blistered non-fixed dose combination with an AQ target dose of 30 mg/kg (co-blistered NFDC). The median dose of AQ administered was 32.1 mg/kg [IQR: 25.9-38.2], the highest dose being administered to patients treated with co-blistered NFDC (median = 35.3 mg/kg [IQR: 30.6-43.7]) and the lowest to those treated with loose NFDC-25 (median = 25.0 mg/kg [IQR: 22.7-25.0]). Patients treated with FDC received a median dose of 32.4 mg/kg [IQR: 27-39.0]. After adjusting for reinfections, the corrected antimalarial efficacy on day 28 after treatment was similar for co-blistered NFDC (97.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 97.0-98.8%]) and FDC (98.1% [95% CI: 97.6%-98.5%]; P = 0.799), but significantly lower for the loose NFDC-25 (93.4% [95% CI: 91.9%-94.9%]), and loose NFDC-30 (95.0% [95% CI: 94.1%-95.9%]) (P < 0.001 for all comparisons). After controlling for age, AQ dose, baseline parasitemia and region; treatment with loose NFDC-25 was associated with a 3.5-fold greater risk of recrudescence by day 28 (adjusted hazard ratio, AHR = 3.51 [95% CI: 2.02-6.12], P < 0.001) compared to FDC, and treatment with loose NFDC-30 was associated with a higher risk of recrudescence at only three sites., Conclusions: There was substantial variation in the total dose of amodiaquine administered in different AS-AQ combination regimens. Fixed dose AS-AQ combinations ensure optimal dosing and provide higher antimalarial treatment efficacy than the loose individual tablets in all age categories.

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2015
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15. Comparative efficacy of uncontrolled and controlled intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) with combined use of LLTNs in high resistance area to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine in Côte d'Ivoire.

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Offianan AT, Penali LK, Coulibaly M, Tiacoh N, Ako A, Adji E, Coulibaly B, Koffi D, Sarr D, Jambou R, and Kone M

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Introduction: In recent years, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) has become policy in much of sub-Saharan Africa. But resistance to SP has been spreading across sub-Saharan Africa and thus the effectiveness of IPTp-SP has been questioned. The present study therefore sought to assess the incidence of placental malaria, low birth weight, and anemia of two IPTp-SP approaches (directly observed treatment scheme versus no directly observed treatment) in Anonkoua-Kouté and Samo, Côte d'Ivoire where the reported prevalence of dfr single mutant 108 was 62% and 52.2%, respectively., Methods: The study was a longitudinal design involving pregnant women and was conducted in Anonkoua-Kouté, a suburban area, and Samo, a rural area, from January 2008 through March 2009. Women of a pregnancy less than 28 weeks duration were randomized to receive SP (1.5 g/0.075 g SP) in a single intake twice and were followed up monthly until delivery. Doses were administered under supervision in the controlled IPTp group, while SP was given free to women in the uncontrolled IPTp group with a recommendation to take it at home. The primary end point was the proportion of low birth weight infants (body weight < 2500 g) and the secondary end point was the rate of severe anemia and placental malaria detected at delivery., Results: A total of 420 pregnant women were enrolled (212 and 208, respectively, in the controlled and uncontrolled groups). Delivery outcome was available for 378 women. In the modified intention-to-treat analysis, low birth weight infants were born from 15.5% of women of the uncontrolled IPTp group and from 11.9% of women in the controlled IPTp group (P = 0.31). The per-protocol population analysis showed consistent results. The proportion of women with placental malaria infection, moderate anemia (hemoglobin < 11 g/dL), and severe anemia (hemoglobin < 8 g/dL) at delivery were similar between the two groups (P > 0.05)., Conclusion: The study showed that the two approaches were equivalent, suggesting that unsupervised IPTp-SP free of charge should be used in areas where implementation of the directly observed treatment scheme suffers from many constraints.

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2012
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