[Which medication should be used to treat uncomplicated malaria when chloroquine becomes ineffective in Western Côte d'Ivoire?] (original) (raw)

Médecine tropicale : revue du Corps de santé colonial, 2002

Abstract

Study of children treated for uncomplicated malaria in the sub-prefecture of Zouan Hounien in Western Côte d'Ivoire demonstrated that clinical failure rates (WHO 14-day test) were 43% for chloroquine and 6% for pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine (PS). Two issues raise serious doubts about the use of PS as a replacement for chloroquine. The first is detection of persistent asymptomatic parasitemia at day 7 in children treated with PS. The second is widespread use of one PS component (sulfadoxine) to prevent opportunistic infection in AIDS patients or to treat infection. Further study will be needed to evaluate the therapeutic and parasitological efficacy of amodiaquine in the region.

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