Chemoresistance of Plasmodium falciparum in the urban region of Yaounde, Cameroon. Part 2: Evaluation of the efficacy of amodiaquine and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine combination in the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Yaounde, Cameroon.

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Published in Trop Med Int Health on September 01, 2000

Authors

P Ringwald1, A Keundjian, A Same Ekobo, L K Basco

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratoire de Recherche sur le Paludisme, Laboratoire Associé Francophone 302, Organisation de Coordination pour la Lutte contre les Endémies en Afrique Centrale (OCEAC), Yaoundé, Cameroun. ringwald@who.ch

Associated clinical trials:

Antimalaria Drugs Susceptibility Testing for an Effective Management of Infected Patients in Sub-Sahara Africa | NCT02974348

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