| chloroquine resistant plasmodium falciparum malaria confirmed by in vivo testing in lusaka. | | 1984 | 6400678 |
| plasmodium falciparum malaria in vivo drug sensitivity in lusaka, zambia. | in most of sub-saharan african, drug resistant falciparum malaria has become a major health care concern. drug sensitivity was evaluated in vivo in lusaka, zambia, in 71 episodes in 61 patients with uncomplicated falciparum malaria, for chloroquin (cq), pyrimethamine/sulfadoxine (ps) and halofantrine (hf). cq resistance was found at r2 (16 pc) and r3 (24.5 pc) level in 37 patients, r3 (10.5 pc) resistance to ps was found among 19 subjects studied. the drug resistance to cq was inversely related ... | 1995 | 7767936 |
| assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of a paediatric formulation of artemether-lumefantrine (coartesiane) for the treatment of uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum in children in zambia. | sentinel site surveillance of antimalarials by in-vivo therapeutic efficacy studies in zambia is one of the key activities ear-marked for monitoring and evaluation. the studies are conducted annually in order to provide timely and reliable information on the status of the recommended regimens for malaria case management. the findings of the therapeutic efficacy of an artemisinin-based combination therapy of pediatric artemether-lumefantrine (coartesiane) are reported. | 2006 | 16938133 |
| plasmodium falciparum parasite infection prevalence from a household survey in zambia using microscopy and a rapid diagnostic test: implications for monitoring and evaluation. | this paper presents estimates of p. falciparum infection prevalence in children under 5 years old in the context of a population-based household survey in luangwa district (lusaka province), zambia, an area where greater than 75% of households possess at least one insecticide-treated mosquito net (itn). the sensitivity and specificity of an hrp-2 rapid diagnostic test (rdt) (ict malaria pf((r))) compared to microscopy, as well as factors associated with discordant diagnostic results are also pre ... | 2009 | 19682968 |