Efficacy of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Nepal

• Published in: Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 9
• Main Authors: Ghimire, Prakash, Rijal, Komal Raj, Kafle, Chandramani, Karki, Balman Singh, Singh, Nihal, Ortega, Leonard, Thakur, Garib Das, Adhikari, Bipin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 14.08.2018; BMC
• Subjects: ACT; Artemether-lumefantrine; Drug resistance; Erythrocytes; Malaria; Microbiology; Mutation; Nepal; Observational studies; Parasites; Public health; Silica; Treatment; Tropical diseases; Uncomplicated falciparum; Vector-borne diseases; Bangladesh; Nepal; Ethiopia; India; ACT; Treatment; Malaria; Uncomplicated falciparum; Nepal; Artemether-lumefantrine

The national treatment guidelines of Nepal have adopted Artemisinin Combination Therapies (ACTs) for the treatment of uncomplicated falciparum malaria since 2004. Emergence of Artemisinin resistance in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) and beyond may become a threat for Nepal as well. The main obj...