Table 4

Results of a meta-analysis comparing the efficacy of several anti-malarial combinations [54]

Treatment combination

28-day PCR-corrected cure rate (%)

Artemether/lumefantrine (AL)

97.4

Mefloquine + artesunate (MAS)

96.9

Amodiaquine + artesunate (ASAQ)

88.5

Amodiaquine + sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (AQSP)

85.7

Sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine + artesunate

82.6

Chloroquine+ sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (CQSP)

72.1

Chloroquine + artesunate

45.3

Makanga and Krudsood Malaria Journal 2009 8(Suppl 1):S5   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-S1-S5