Chemoprevention offers a promising strategy for prevention of malaria in African children. However, the optimal chemoprevention drug and dosing strategy is unclear in areas of year-round transmission and resistance to many antimalarial drugs. To compare three available regimens, we conducted an open-label randomized controlled trial of chemoprevention in Ugandan children.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/protective-efficacy-and-safety-three-antimalarial-regimens-prevention-malaria-young
[2] http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1001689
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/victor-bigira
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/james-kapisi
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/tamara-d-clark-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malaria
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uganda
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa