Malaria infection

References

Key articles

World Health Organization. WHO guidelines for malaria. Oct 2023 [internet publication].Full text

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Treatment of malaria: guidelines for clinicians (United States). Jun 2023 [internet publication].Full text

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59. Pryce J, Medley N, Choi L. Indoor residual spraying for preventing malaria in communities using insecticide-treated nets. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 17;1(1):CD012688.Full text  Abstract

60. Gabaldón Figueira JC, Wagah MG, Adipo LB, et al. Topical repellents for malaria prevention. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Aug 21;8(8):CD015422.Full text  Abstract

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110. Zani B, Gathu M, Donegan S, et al. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Jan 20;(1):CD010927.Full text  Abstract

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112. Pryce J, Taylor M, Fox T, et al. Pyronaridine-artesunate for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jun 21;(6):CD006404.Full text  Abstract

113. Amaratunga C, Lim P, Suon S, et al. Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a multisite prospective cohort study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):357-65.Full text  Abstract

114. Chan XHS, Win YN, Mawer LJ, et al. Risk of sudden unexplained death after use of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for malaria: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2018 Aug;18(8):913-23.Full text  Abstract

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117. Graves PM, Choi L, Gelband H, et al. Primaquine or other 8-aminoquinolines for reducing Plasmodium falciparum transmission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Feb 2;(2):CD008152.Full text  Abstract

118. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Availability of intravenous artesunate for treatment of severe malaria in the United States. Mar 2019 [internet publication].Full text

119. World Health Organization. The use of rectal artesunate as a pre-referral treatment for severe P. falciparum malaria. Jul 2023 [internet publication].​Full text

120. Esu EB, Effa EE, Opie ON, et al. Artemether for severe malaria. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Jun 18;(6):CD010678.Full text  Abstract

121. Cox-Singh J, Davis TM, Lee KS, et al. Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in humans is widely distributed and potentially life threatening. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15;46(2):165-71.Full text  Abstract

122. Sumawinata IW, Bernadeta, Leksana B, et al. Very high risk of therapeutic failure with chloroquine for uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum and P vivax malaria in Indonesian Papua. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Apr;68(4):416-20.Full text  Abstract

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124. Milligan R, Daher A, Villanueva G, et al. Primaquine alternative dosing schedules for preventing malaria relapse in people with Plasmodium vivax. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Aug 19;(8):CD012656.Full text  Abstract

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127. Thriemer K, Degaga TS, Christian M, et al. Primaquine radical cure in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in areas co-endemic for P falciparum and Plasmodium vivax (PRIMA): a multicentre, open-label, superiority randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2023 Dec 02;402(10417):2101-10.Full text

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129. Desai M, ter Kuile FO, Nosten F, et al. Epidemiology and burden of malaria in pregnancy. Lancet Infect Dis. 2007 Feb;7(2):93-104. Abstract

130. Moore KA, Simpson JA, Scoullar MJL, et al. Quantification of the association between malaria in pregnancy and stillbirth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2017 Nov;5(11):e1101-12.Full text  Abstract

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