artemisinin

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Indications

* use as monotherapy discouraged as resistance is spreading[2] throughout Southeast Asia

* artemisinin-resistant malaria found in Africa[3]

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References

  1. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisinin
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ashley EA et al. Spread of artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum malaria. N Engl J Med 2014 Jul 31; 371:411 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075834 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1314981
  3. 3.0 3.1 Balikagala B, Fukuda N, Ikeda M et al Evidence of Artemisinin-Resistant Malaria in Africa. N Engl J Med 2021; 385:1163-1171 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34551228 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2101746

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