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SUBMITTER: Chu CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206118 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chu Cindy S CS Phyo Aung Pyae AP Lwin Khin Maung KM Win Htun Htun HH San Thida T Aung Aye Aye AA Raksapraidee Rattanaporn R Carrara Verena I VI Bancone Germana G Watson James J Moore Kerryn A KA Wiladphaingern Jacher J Proux Stéphane S Sriprawat Kanlaya K Winterberg Markus M Cheah Phaik Yeong PY Chue Amy L AL Tarning Joel J Imwong Mallika M Nosten François F White Nicholas J NJ
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20181001 10
<h4>Background</h4>Chloroquine has been recommended for Plasmodium vivax infections for >60 years, but resistance is increasing. To guide future therapies, the cumulative benefits of using slowly eliminated (chloroquine) vs rapidly eliminated (artesunate) antimalarials, and the risks and benefits of adding radical cure (primaquine) were assessed in a 3-way randomized comparison conducted on the Thailand-Myanmar border.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with uncomplicated P. vivax malaria were given artesu ...[more]