Treatment regimen consisted of Amodiaquine-Artesunate (ASAQ) fixed dose (FD) (Winthrop Sanofi Aventis), given as 1 tablet/day 3 days (5-8 kg 1 tab of 25mg artesunate/67.5 mg amodiaquine base, 9-17 kg 50 mg artesunate/135 mg amodiaquine base)

Treatment consisted of Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) (Coartem, Novartis) given as six twice/daily doses over three days (5-14 kg 1tab of 20mg artemether/120mg lumefantrine BD, 15-24 kg 2tabs of 20mg artemether/120mg lumefantrine BD with fatty food).

Malaria

Treatment on site with Amodiaquine-Artesunate according to the manufacturer's dose and instruction and follow-up for a period of 42 days. Drugs will be given under direct supervision, either at the clinic or at home

Amodiaquine-Artesunate (ASAQ)

Treatment on site with Artemether-lumefantrine combination according to the manufacturer's dose and instruction and follow-up for a period of 42 days.

Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL)

Efficacy of Artesunate-amodiaquine and Artemether-lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Malaria in South Kivu, DR Congo

In Vivo Efficacy of Artesunate-amodiaquine and Artemether-lumefantrine for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Falciparum Malaria: an Open-randomised, Non-inferiority Clinical Trial in South Kivu, DR Congo

In a Kaplan Meyer survival curve it will be shown what the parasitological free period is for children treated with ASAQ or AL, uncorrected for PCR (reinfection and recrudescence) and PCR corrected (recrudescence only).

Data are available on request in accordance with MSF's data sharing policy: http://fieldresearch.msf.org/msf/handle/10144/306488

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Efficacy of Artesunate-amodiaquine and Artemether-lumefantrine for Uncomplicated Malaria in South Kivu, DR Congo

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