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

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

Subtotal (95% CI) 561 563 100.0 % 9.68 [ 1.23, 75.98 ]<br />

Total events: 9 (DHA-P), 0 (AS+MQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.08, df = 1 (P = 0.78); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.16 (P = 0.031)<br />

0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000<br />

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

Analysis 1.10. Comparison 1 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artesunate plus mefloquine, Outcome 10<br />

Serious adverse events (including deaths).<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: 10 Serious adverse events (including deaths)<br />

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

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

Ashley 2003a THA 0/67 0/67 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Janssens 2003 KHM 0/228 0/236 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Ashley 2003b THA 1/179 0/176 2.95 [ 0.12, 71.93 ]<br />

Mayxay 2004 LAO 0/110 1/110 0.33 [ 0.01, 8.09 ]<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 11/333 4/166 1.37 [ 0.44, 4.24 ]<br />

Grande 2005 PER 0/262 3/260 0.14 [ 0.01, 2.73 ]<br />

Tangpukdee 2005 THA 0/120 0/60 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 1299 1075 0.90 [ 0.38, 2.15 ]<br />

Total events: 12 (DHA-P), 8 (AS+MQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 2.93, df = 3 (P = 0.40); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.23 (P = 0.82)<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 />

0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000<br />

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

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