malaria/vomiting

Artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) are highly efficacious antimalarial therapies in Africa. However, there are limited data regarding the tolerability of these drugs in young children. We used data from a randomized control trial in rural Uganda to compare the risk

BACKGROUND Artesunate+amodiaquine (AS+AQ) and artemether-lumefantrine (AL) are now the most frequently recommended first line treatments for uncomplicated malaria in Africa. Artesunate+chlorproguanil-dapsone (AS+CD) was a potential alternative for treatment of uncomplicated malaria. A comparison of

BACKGROUND In 2005, following several years of declining efficacy of chloroquine, the Ministry of Health recommended the use of Amodiaquine/Artesunate combination therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. A system of continuous monitoring of therapeutic responses has been established in 10

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data on malaria among hospitalized children in malaria endemic areas. We determined the prevalence, presentation and treatment outcomes of malaria and anemia among children in two hospitals in Rakai, Uganda. METHODS Children under five years hospitalized in Kalisizo

This was a retrospective study to ascertain the prevalence and clinical features of malaria in infants in Enugu between January 1998 and January 2000. Case notes of two thousand children were reviewed, one hundred and fifty-five (7.75%) had a diagnosis of malaria, with a male/female ratio of 1.2:1.

BACKGROUND The recent focus is on the increase in the burden of falciparum cases with a varied spectrum of presentation and outcome, especially in developing countries like India. This study was undertaken to analyze the trend and manifestations of falciparum malaria in a tertiary care

Since 1974 an epidemic of tertian malaria has been spreading around the Adana and Tarsus townships in southern Turkey, with a peak incidence of 115 500 cases in 1977. A further increase is to be expected because the insect vectors have become resistant to insecticides. Since 1975 eleven children and

BACKGROUND In the context of the increasing resistance to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), we evaluated the efficacy of mefloquine (MQ) for intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp). METHODS A multicenter, open-label equivalence trial was conducted in Benin from July 2005 through

In a rural area of intense and permanent malaria transmission in Southwest Côte-d'lvoire, traditional midwifes of the Yacouba ethnic group, with also an important function for the children health and care, were interviewed in 2002 about their knowledge of the infantile pathologies. Their nosology is

In a prospective study, hyponatraemia was observed in 52.6% of 19 children with cerebral malaria on admission, the plasma sodium ranging from 117 to 129 mumol/l. In addition, a further 10% developed hyponatraemia between 48 and 96 hrs after admission; in half of these, there was continuing urinary

BACKGROUND Malaria is a serious health problem in many of the countries from which refugees come to Australia. Anopheles mosquitoes capable of transmitting malaria are present in the far north of Australia and in these areas, the detection and appropriate treatment of malaria is vital, not only for

BACKGROUND Malaria is a major public health problem because of its morbidity and mortality. The objective is to study the place of malaria in the etiology of febrile access in Community Health Centre of Macina central. METHODS This is a descriptive prospective study was conducted which covered a

In a prospective, hospital-based study in North India, malaria accounted for 1.5% of paediatric outpatient attendances during 1 year. A marked increase in the prevalence of malaria was noted during the post-monsoon months. Plasmodium falciparum was the causative species in 44.4% of cases, contrary