| falciparum malaria fully cleared by amodiaquine, pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine-sulfalene in areas of chloroquine resistance in dodoma, tanzania. | the in vivo response of plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, amodiaquine, pyrimethamine-sulfalene (metakelfinr) and pyrimethamine-sulfadoxine (fansidarr) was assessed in dodoma in 1988. asymptomatic schoolchildren with pure p. falciparum infection were given full curative doses of one of the above antimalarials. daily parasitological follow-ups were made for seven days. overall successful follow-up cases were 101, 108, 95 and 97 on chloroquine, amodiaquine, metakelfinr and fansidarr respectivel ... | 1991 | 1812599 |
| the relationship between malaria parasitaemia and availability of healthcare facility in mpwapwa district, central tanzania. | a study was carried out in six villages located at different altitudes in mpwapwa district of central tanzania to determine malaria parasitaemia and transmission levels in villages with or without health care facilities. a total of 1119 schoolchildren (age = 5.9-12.3 years) were examined for malaria parasitaemia. plasmodiumfalciparum was the predominant malaria species accounting for 92.8% of all species. the average malaria prevalence rate among schoolchildren was 25.8% (range 1.5-53.8%). the g ... | 2006 | 17058796 |
| short-term malaria reduction by single-dose azithromycin during mass drug administration for trachoma, tanzania. | single-dose mass drug administration of azithromycin (azt) is underway to eliminate trachoma worldwide. studies in ethiopia showed a reduction in all-cause childhood deaths after administration. to examine the effect of single-dose az mda on prevalent malaria infections in a large prospective cohort of children and parents in dodoma province, tanzania, we quantified the temporal prevalence of malaria parasitemia by real-time pcr for 6 months after single-dose azt. in the first month after treatm ... | 2014 | 24865642 |