Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with mefloquine in HIV-negative women: a multicentre randomized controlled trial
PloS med; 11 (9), 2014
Background: Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended by WHO to prevent malaria in African pregnant women. The spread of SP parasite resistance has raised concerns regarding long-term use for IPT. Mefloquine (MQ) is the most promising of avai...
Africa South of the Sahara/epidemiology, Antimalarials/administration & dosage, Cohort Studies, HIV Infections, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Insecticide-Treated Bednets/statistics & numerical data, Malaria/diagnosis, Malaria/epidemiology, Malaria/prevention & control, Mefloquine/administration & dosage, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/prevention & control, Preventive Health Services/statistics & numerical data, Treatment Outcome, Mozambique