Pharmacokinetic Study of Rectal Artesunate in Children with Severe Malaria in Africa
Open Access
- 18 March 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 65 (4)
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.02223-20
Abstract
When severe malaria is suspected in children, the WHO recommends pretreatment with a single rectal dose of artesunate before referral to an appropriate facility. This was an individually randomized, open-label, 2-arm, crossover clinical trial in 83 Congolese children with severe falciparum malaria to characterize the pharmacokinetics of rectal artesunate.Funding Information
- Li Ka Shing Foundation
- Wellcome Trust
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