A Non-Inferiority, Individually Randomized Trial of Intermittent Screening and Treatment versus Intermittent Preventive Treatment in the Control of Malaria in Pregnancy.

A Non-Inferiority, Individually Randomized Trial of Intermittent Screening and Treatment versus Intermittent Preventive Treatment in the Control of Malaria in Pregnancy.

<h4>Background</h4>The efficacy of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) in pregnancy is threatened in parts of Africa by the emergence and spread of resistance to SP. Intermittent screening with a rapid diagnostic test (RDT) and treatment...

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Main Authors: Harry Tagbor, Matthew Cairns, Kalifa Bojang, Sheick Oumar Coulibaly, Kassoum Kayentao, John Williams, Ismaela Abubakar, Francis Akor, Khalifa Mohammed, Richard Bationo, Edgar Dabira, Alamissa Soulama, Moussa Djimdé, Etienne Guirou, Timothy Awine, Stephen Quaye, Fanta Njie, Jaume Ordi, Ogobara Doumbo, Abraham Hodgson, Abraham Oduro, Steven Meshnick, Steve Taylor, Pascal Magnussen, Feiko ter Kuile, Arouna Woukeu, Paul Milligan, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132247
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