Pharmacokinetic Properties of Conventional and Double-Dose Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Given as Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Infancy

Intermittent preventive treatment in infancy (IPTi) entails routine administration of antimalarial treatment doses at specified times in at-risk infants. Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SDX/PYR) is a combination that has been used as first-line IPTi. Because of limited pharmacokinetic data and suggestion...

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Main Authors: Salman, S., Griffin, S., Kose, K., Pitus, N., Winmai, J., Moore, Brioni, Siba, P., Ilett, K., Mueller, I., Davis, T.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49014