Effect of intermittent treatment with amodiaquine on anaemia and malarial fevers in infants in Tanzania: a randomised placebo-controlled trial

Malaria is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, and is often complicated by severe anaemia. Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to most affordable antimalarial drugs is an impediment to intermittent chemotherapy. We investigated the effect of presumptive intermitten...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2003-05, Vol.361 (9372), p.1853-1860
Hauptverfasser:	Massaga, Julius J, Kitua, Andrew Y, Lemnge, Martha M, Akida, Jumaa A, Malle, Lincoln N, Rønn, Anita M, Theander, Thor G, Bygbjerg, IC
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amodiaquine - administration & dosage Anemia Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - complications Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - prevention & control Antimalarials - administration & dosage Babies Biological and medical sciences Clinical trials Double-Blind Method Drug Administration Schedule Drug Resistance Drug Therapy, Combination Endemic Diseases - prevention & control Human protozoal diseases Humans Infant Infants Infectious diseases Iron Iron - administration & dosage Malaria Malaria, Falciparum - complications Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control Medical sciences Morbidity Parasites Parasitic diseases Placebos Protozoal diseases Public health Tanzania - epidemiology Tropical medicine Vector-borne diseases
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