Pharmacokinetic Study of Rectal Artesunate in Children with Severe Malaria in Africa

Fanello C., Hoglund RM., Lee SJ., Kayembe D., Ndjowo P., Kabedi C., Badjanga BB., Niamyim P., Tarning J., Woodrow C., Gomes M., Day NP., White NJ., Onyamboko MA.

When severe malaria is suspected in children, the WHO recommends pretreatment with a single rectal dose of artesunate before referral to an appropriate facility. This was an individually randomized, open-label, 2-arm, crossover clinical trial in 83 Congolese children with severe falciparum malaria to characterize the pharmacokinetics of rectal artesunate.

DOI

10.1128/aac.02223-20

Type

Journal article

Journal

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Publication Date

18/03/2021

Volume

65

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