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Analysis 1.11. Comparison 1 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artesunate plus mefloquine, Outcome 11<br />

Early vomiting.<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: 11 Early vomiting<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 />

Janssens 2003 KHM 56/228 67/236 0.87 [ 0.64, 1.17 ]<br />

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

Ashley 2003b THA 9/179 5/177 1.78 [ 0.61, 5.21 ]<br />

Smithuis 2004 MMR 8/156 10/162 0.83 [ 0.34, 2.05 ]<br />

Ashley 2004 THA 8/333 6/166 0.66 [ 0.23, 1.88 ]<br />

Grande 2005 PER 10/262 11/260 0.90 [ 0.39, 2.09 ]<br />

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

Total (95% CI) 1345 1128 0.90 [ 0.69, 1.16 ]<br />

Total events: 91 (DHA-P), 99 (AS+MQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 1.96, df = 4 (P = 0.74); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.84 (P = 0.40)<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 />

0.2 0.5 1 2 5<br />

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

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