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SUBMITTER: Fanello C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5561573 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fanello C C Onyamboko M M Lee S J SJ Woodrow C C Setaphan S S Chotivanich K K Buffet P P Jauréguiberry S S Rockett K K Stepniewska K K Day N P J NPJ White N J NJ Dondorp A M AM
BMC infectious diseases 20170817 1
<h4>Background</h4>Parenteral artesunate is the treatment of choice for severe malaria. Recently, haemolytic anaemia occurring 1 to 3 weeks after artesunate treatment of falciparum malaria has been reported in returning travellers in temperate countries.<h4>Methods</h4>To assess these potential safety concerns in African children, in whom most deaths from malaria occur, an open-labelled, randomized controlled trial was conducted in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. 217 children aged betwee ...[more]