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Efficacy and safety of a fixed dose artesunate-sulphamethoxypyrazine-pyrimethamine compared to artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria across Africa: a randomized multi-centre trial

Issaka Sagara*, Stephen Rulisa, Wilfred Mbacham, Ishag Adam, Kourane Sissoko, Hamma Maiga, Oumar B Traore, Niawanlou Dara, Yahia T Dicko, Alassane Dicko, Abdoulaye Djimdé, F Herwig Jansen and Ogobara K Doumbo

Malaria Journal 2009, 8:63 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-63

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In vivo efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine against uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Central Ethiopia

Jimee Hwang, Bereket H Alemayehu, David Hoos, Zenebe Melaku, Samuel G Tekleyohannes, Takele Teshi, Sintayehu G Birhanu, Leykun Demeke, Kedir Gobena, Moges Kassa, Daddi Jima, Richard Reithinger, Henry Nettey, Michael Green, Joseph L Malone, S Patrick Kachur, Scott Filler Malaria Journal 2011, 10:209 (28 July 2011)

In Ethiopia, artemether-lumefantrine has been the first-line treatment for uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria since 2004. AL remains a highly effective and well-tolerated treatment in this study setting after several years of universal access to AL.