March 2017

Methods for monitoring artemisinin-based combination therapies efficacy

Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin and its derivatives is spreading in South-East Asia, and there is growing concern that this may reach other endemic countries. Methods used to assess P.  falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are multiple and often divergent. This paper is a review of online accessible research publications from the past 20 years on ACTs, ranging from...

Author(s): Souleymane Dama, Abdoulaye A. Djimde and Ogobara K. Doumbo