Efficacies of chloroquine, pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine and pyrimethamine/sulphalene against P. falciparum in northeastern Nigeria

The clinical and parasitologic efficacies of oral chloroquine phosphate, pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine and pyrimethamine/sulphalene in treating Plasmodium falciparum malaria were assessed in selected sites of northeastern Nigeria (Zone D of the Primary Health Care (PHC) Programme) using a 14-day standard in-vivo protocol during 1988-1990. Of a total of 2056 children under 5 years screened for infection, for chloroquine trials, 1189 (57.8%) were positive for Plasmodium infection. One hundred and seventy (14.3%) of these positive children were enrolled into the study. Clinically, the drug demonstrated high performance in clearing symptoms of infection. However, varying degrees of parasitologic failure, ranging from delayed clearance through recrudescence to asymptomatic Type-II resistance, were encountered. For tests with pyrimethamine/sulphadoxine and pyrimethamine/sulphalene, 517 and 253 children, respectively, were screened. The corresponding infection rates were 71.6% (370 children) and 71.5% (181 children), with 59 and 34 enrollments. Both drugs were highly effective, clinically and parasitologically. These findings and their implications for the success of the PHC programme for malaria control are discussed.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:95

Enthalten in:

The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 95(1992), 4 vom: 02. Aug., Seite 253-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Molta, N B [VerfasserIn]
Daniel, H I [VerfasserIn]
Watila, I M [VerfasserIn]
Oguche, S O [VerfasserIn]
Otu, T I [VerfasserIn]
Ameh, J O [VerfasserIn]
Gadzama, N M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

37338-39-9
81247-66-7
88463U4SM5
886U3H6UFF
Antimalarials
Chloroquine
Drug Combinations
Fanasil, pyrimethamine drug combination
Journal Article
Metakelfin
Pyrimethamine
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sulfadoxine
Sulfalene
T6BL4ZC15G
Z3614QOX8W

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.09.1992

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM01476606X