Abstract
Malaria causes a quarter of all childhood deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Considerable gains in global malaria control have been achieved in the last decade but coverage of effective interventions remains low in areas of greatest malaria burden. Some countries have achieved reduced malaria related mortality through application of recent advances in malaria prevention and treatment of children. Artemisinin combination therapies (particularly artesunate) are highly efficacious and well-tolerated in children, although several alternative treatments are available. However, the evolution of drug resistance (including emerging resistance to artemisinin derivatives) threatens the success of malaria treatment programmes. This special issue review is aimed at paediatric clinicians in resource-poor settings and provides a summary of recent data from paediatric trials of malaria treatment and prevention interventions.
Keywords: Artesunate, children, malaria, malaria prevention, malaria treatment, plasmodium.
Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets
Title:Malaria in Children - Prevention and Management
Volume: 13 Issue: 4
Author(s): Angela Dramowski, Lisa Frigati, Helena Rabie and Mark Cotton
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Keywords: Artesunate, children, malaria, malaria prevention, malaria treatment, plasmodium.
Abstract: Malaria causes a quarter of all childhood deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa. Considerable gains in global malaria control have been achieved in the last decade but coverage of effective interventions remains low in areas of greatest malaria burden. Some countries have achieved reduced malaria related mortality through application of recent advances in malaria prevention and treatment of children. Artemisinin combination therapies (particularly artesunate) are highly efficacious and well-tolerated in children, although several alternative treatments are available. However, the evolution of drug resistance (including emerging resistance to artemisinin derivatives) threatens the success of malaria treatment programmes. This special issue review is aimed at paediatric clinicians in resource-poor settings and provides a summary of recent data from paediatric trials of malaria treatment and prevention interventions.
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Dramowski Angela, Frigati Lisa, Rabie Helena and Cotton Mark, Malaria in Children - Prevention and Management, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2013; 13 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526513666131129154446
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526513666131129154446 |
Print ISSN 1871-5265 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3989 |
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