Anaemia following Artemisinin-Based Combination Treatments of Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Children: Temporal Patterns of Haematocrit and the Use of Uncomplicated Hyperparasitaemia as a Model for Evaluating Late-Appearing Anaemia
Author(s) -
Akin Sowunmi,
Kazeem Akano,
Godwin Ntadom,
Adejumoke Idowu Ayede,
Stephen Oguche,
Chimere Agomo,
Henrietta U. Okafor,
Ismaila Watila,
Martin Meremikwu,
W. N. Ogala,
Philip Agomo,
Elsie Adowoye,
Bayo Fatunmbi,
Temitope Aderoyeje,
Christian T. Happi,
Grace O. Gbotosho,
Onikepe A. Folarin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.539
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1421-9794
pISSN - 0009-3157
DOI - 10.1159/000449366
Subject(s) - clearance , malaria , artemisinin , artesunate , medicine , plasmodium falciparum , gametocyte , hemoglobin , hematocrit , severe malaria , immunology , urology
In severe malaria, intravenous artesunate may cause delayed haemolytic anaemia but there has been little evaluation of the propensity of oral artemisinin-based combination treatments (ACTs) to cause late-appearing anaemia.
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