Malaria developing resistance to drug used to treat children
The malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save children with mosquito-borne malaria.
Resistance to crucial malaria drug detected in severely ill kids in Africa
Scientists have detected resistance to artemisinin, a key malaria drug, for the first time among children in Africa with severe disease. The continent accounts for 95% of all deaths from malaria globally, and children are the most badly affected.
Evidence of Resistance to Standard Malaria Therapy for Severe Cases
The 10.3% of participants that experienced recrudescence -- recurrent malaria caused by the same strain of P. falciparum as the initial infection after treatment with artesunate followed by artemether-lumefantrine combination therapy -- was also notable John told MedPage Today.
Study uncovers first evidence of resistance to standard malaria treatment in African children with severe malaria
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