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Artemisinin Combination Therapies for Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2006-05)
Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of artemisinin combination therapies for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda. Design: Randomized single-blind controlled trial. Setting: Tororo, Uganda, ...
Artemether-Lumefantrine versus Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria: a randomized trial to guide policy in Uganda
(Public Library of Science, 2008-06)
Background:
Uganda recently adopted artemether-lumefantrine (AL) as the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria. However, AL has several limitations, including a twice-daily dosing regimen, recommendation ...
Short report: assessing the impact of indoor residual spraying on malaria morbidity using a sentinel site surveillance system in Western Uganda
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2009)
A single round of indoor residual spraying (IRS) using lambda-cyhalothrin was implemented in a district of Uganda with moderate transmission intensity in 2007. Individual patient data were collected from one health facility ...
Artemether-lumefantrine versus dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treatment of malaria: a randomized trial.
(2007-05-18)
Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) for treating uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Uganda. Design: Randomized single-blinded clinical ...
Use of the slide positivity rate to estimate changes in malaria incidence in a cohort of Ugandan children
(BioMed Central, 2009-09-15)
Background: As malaria control efforts intensify, it is critical to monitor trends in disease burden and measure the impact of interventions. A key surveillance indicator is the incidence of malaria. Yet measurement of ...