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Comparison 21. How does Artesunate plus amodiaquine per<strong>for</strong>m?<br />

Outcome or subgroup title<br />

1 Effectiveness: Total Failure (P.<br />

falciparum) PCR adjusted<br />

1.1 Day 28: AS+AQ<br />

vs Dihydroartemisininpiperaquine<br />

1.2 Day 28: AS+AQ vs<br />

Artesunate plus mefloquine<br />

1.3 Day 28: AS+AQ vs<br />

Artemether-lumefantrine<br />

1.4 Day 28: AS+AQ vs<br />

Artesunate plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine<br />

1.5 Day 28: AS+AQ vs<br />

Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine<br />

No. of<br />

studies<br />

No. of<br />

participants Statistical method Effect size<br />

19 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) Subtotals only<br />

2 629 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) 2.36 [0.74, 7.54]<br />

1 482 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

8 1729 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) 0.59 [0.33, 1.03]<br />

7 1419 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) 0.70 [0.34, 1.45]<br />

6 2364 Risk Ratio (M-H, Random, 95% CI) 0.74 [0.33, 1.63]<br />

Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artesunate plus mefloquine, Outcome 1<br />

Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 63 PCR unadjusted.<br />

Review: <strong>Artemisinin</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>combination</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong> treating uncomplicated malaria<br />

Comparison: 1 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artesunate plus mefloquine<br />

Outcome: 1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 63 PCR unadjusted<br />

1 Asia<br />

Study or subgroup DHA-P AS+MQ Risk Ratio Weight Risk Ratio<br />

n/N n/N M-H,Fixed,95% CI M-H,Fixed,95% CI<br />

Ashley 2003b THA 26/154 29/151 33.7 % 0.88 [ 0.54, 1.42 ]<br />

Janssens 2003 KHM 18/195 22/207 24.6 % 0.87 [ 0.48, 1.57 ]<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 29/318 27/157 41.7 % 0.53 [ 0.33, 0.86 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 667 515 100.0 % 0.73 [ 0.54, 0.98 ]<br />

Total events: 73 (DHA-P), 78 (AS+MQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 2.56, df = 2 (P = 0.28); I 2 =22%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.09 (P = 0.037)<br />

2 South America<br />

Grande 2005 PER 12/219 2/226 100.0 % 6.19 [ 1.40, 27.35 ]<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours DHA-P Favours AS+MQ<br />

<strong>Artemisinin</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>combination</strong> <strong>therapy</strong> <strong>for</strong> treating uncomplicated malaria (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2009 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cochrane</strong> Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

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