Artemisinin partial resistance in Ugandan children with complicated malaria

JAMA

2024-11-14

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found artemisinin partial resistance in Ugandan children with complicated malaria associated with the Pfkelch13 A675V variation and also found suboptimal 28-day efficacy of parenteral artesunate followed by oral artemether/lumefantrine therapy.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Chandy C. John, MD, MS, email chjohn@iu.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.22343)

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