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British Medical Bulletin 2004 71(1):29-43; doi:10.1093/bmb/ldh031
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Published online 13 December 2004

British Medical Bulletin, Vol. 71 © The British Council 2004; all rights reserved

Current issues in the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Africa

David Bell and Peter Winstanley

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GE, UK

Correspondence to: Dr David Bell, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Programme, PO Box 30096, Blantyre 3, Malawi. E-mail: dbell{at}mlw.medcol.mw

Sub-Saharan Africa is faced with a crisis of rising levels of resistance to antimalarial drugs and few available and affordable alternatives. Combination chemotherapy, using two or more drugs with different mechanisms and sites of action together, is proposed as a mechanism for slowing the process of development of resistance. In Thailand, this approach has resulted in a sustained increase in the cure rate. Whether such an effect would be seen in Africa is not known. This article reviews the rationale behind combination therapy, the drugs available and the available evidence from combination therapy trials in Africa. Treatment of uncomplicated malaria in pregnancy and infants is also discussed.


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