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Analysis 2.4. Comparison 2 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine, Outcome 4 Total<br />

Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR adjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 2 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine<br />

Outcome: 4 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR adjusted<br />

1 Africa<br />

Study or subgroup DHA-P AL6 Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

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

Zongo 2007 BFA 4/172 6/148 0.57 [ 0.17, 1.99 ]<br />

Mens 2007 KEN 0/67 0/66 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 239 214 0.57 [ 0.17, 1.99 ]<br />

Total events: 4 (DHA-P), 6 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.0, df = 0 (P = 1.00); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.87 (P = 0.38)<br />

2 Asia<br />

Ratcliff 2005 IDN 2/229 2/207 0.90 [ 0.13, 6.36 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 229 207 0.90 [ 0.13, 6.36 ]<br />

Total events: 2 (DHA-P), 2 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.10 (P = 0.92)<br />

3 Oceania<br />

Karunajeewa 2007 PNG 11/97 3/96 3.63 [ 1.04, 12.60 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 97 96 3.63 [ 1.04, 12.60 ]<br />

Total events: 11 (DHA-P), 3 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.03 (P = 0.042)<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 />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours DHA-P Favours AL6<br />

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