Residual Plasmodium falciparum Parasitemia in Kenyan Children After Artemisinin-Combination Therapy Is Associated With Increased Transmission to Mosquitoes and Parasite Recurrence

Background. Parasite clearance time after artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) may be increasing in Asian and African settings. The association between parasite clearance following ACT and transmissibility is currently unknown.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beshir, Khalid B., Sutherland, Colin J., Sawa, Patrick, Drakeley, Chris J., Okell, Lucy, Mweresa, Collins K., Omar, Sabah A., Shekalaghe, Seif A., Kaur, Harparkash, Ndaro, Arnold, Chilongola, Jaffu, Schallig, Henk D. F. H., Sauerwein, Robert W., Hallett, Rachel L., Bousema, Teun
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3836468/
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Summary:Background. Parasite clearance time after artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) may be increasing in Asian and African settings. The association between parasite clearance following ACT and transmissibility is currently unknown.