Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for Plasmodium vivax infections in a prospective study in Guyana.
Therapeutic efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for Plasmodium vivax infections in a prospective study in Guyana.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1186/1475-2875-11-347
复制
发表时间:
2012-10-19
期刊:
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
Picot S
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Eibach D;Ceron N;Krishnalall K;Carter K;Bonnot G;Bienvenu AL;Picot S
In Guyana, chloroquine + primaquine is used for the treatment of vivax malaria. A worldwide increase of chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax led to questioning of the current malaria treatment guidelines. A therapeutic efficacy study was conducted using artemether-lumefantrine + primaquine against P. vivax to evaluate a treatment alternative for chloroquine. From 2009 to 2010, a non-controlled study in two hospitals in Guyana was conducted. A total 61 patients with P. vivax infection were treated with artemether-lumefantrine as a six-dose regimen twice a day for three days with additional 0.25 mg/kg/d primaquine at day 0 for 14 days. Clinical and parasitological parameters were followed on days 0,1,2,3,7,14 and 28 in agreement with WHO guidelines. Plasmodium vivax DNA from eight patients was analysed for pvmdr1, molecular marker of resistance. Artemether-lumefantrine cleared 100% of parasites on day 1, but two patients (3%) had recurrence of parasites on day 28, suggesting relapse. No pvmdr1 Y976F polymorphism was detected. The treatment regimen was well tolerated. In Guyana, artemether-lumefantrine represents an adequate treatment option against P. vivax when combined with primaquine. Availability of this alternative will be of great importance in case of emerging chloroquine resistance against P. vivax.
登录
查看更多内容
DOI:
10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.194
发表时间:
2009-02-01
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Kochar, Dhanpat K.;Das, Ashish;Gupta, Vikas
通讯作者:
Gupta, Vikas
影响因子:
11.8
作者:
Phillips, EJ;Keystone, JS;Kain, KC
通讯作者:
Kain, KC
影响因子:
6.4
作者:
Marfurt, Jutta;de Monbrison, Frederique;Genton, Blaise
通讯作者:
Genton, Blaise
影响因子:
--
作者:
Krudsood, Srivicha;Tangpukdee, Noppadon;Looareesuwan, Sornchai
通讯作者:
Looareesuwan, Sornchai
DOI:
10.1590/s0036-46651991000200009
发表时间:
1991-03-01
影响因子:
1.9
作者:
BOULOS, M;NETO, VA;SHIROMA, M
通讯作者:
SHIROMA, M