Intermittent screening using ultra-sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic test and treatment with pyronaridine-artesunate compared to standard preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention in pregnant women in Kinshasa, DRC

Intermittent screening using ultra-sensitive malaria rapid diagnostic test and treatment with pyronaridine-artesunate compared to standard preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria prevention in pregnant women in Kinshasa, DRC

Abstract Background The declining effectiveness of Intermittent Preventive Treatment in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) due to the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance highlights the need for alternative malaria prevention strategies in pregnant women. A novel approach wa...

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Main Authors: Japhet Kabalu Tshiongo, Flory Luzolo Khote, Melissa Kabena, Hypolite Muhindo Mavoko, Thierry Kalonji-Mukendi, Landrine Luzolo, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Kassoum Kayentao, Petra F. Mens, Pascal Lutumba, Halidou Tinto, Vivi Maketa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine
Pyronaridine-artesunate
Ultra-sensitive rapid diagnostic test
Malaria in pregnancy
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05260-6
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