Malaria Developing Resistance to Drug That Saves Children's Lives
Many of the children were also treated with a second (non-artemisinin) drug, lumefantrine. But a high number of kids who got the two-drug combination therapy also saw their illnesses come back, suggesting that the malaria parasite might be developing resistance to lumefantrine, too.
Resistance to crucial malaria drug detected in severely ill kids in Africa
Scientists have detected resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, for the first time among children in Africa with severe disease. The continent accounts for 95% of all deaths from malaria globally, and children are the most badly affected.
Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases
The 10.3% of participants that experienced recrudescence -- recurrent malaria caused by the same strain of P. falciparum as the initial infection after treatment with artesunate followed by artemether-lumefantrine combination therapy -- was also notable John told MedPage Today.
Partial resistance to key malaria drug found in young children in Uganda
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Artemisinin resistance detected in children with severe malaria in Uganda
Indiana University School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at Makerere University in Uganda, have uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives -; the primary treatment for malaria -;
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria treatment in African children with severe malaria
An international team of researchers has uncovered evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin derivatives -- the primary treatment for malaria -- in young children with severe malaria.
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