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Analysis 5.7. Comparison 5 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxinepyrimethamine,<br />

Outcome 7 Early vomiting.<br />

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

Comparison: 5 Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine vs Amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine<br />

Outcome: 7 Early vomiting<br />

Study or subgroup DHA-P AQ+SP Risk Ratio Weight Risk Ratio<br />

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

Zongo 2007 BFA 7/196 2/187 100.0 % 3.34 [ 0.70, 15.87 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 196 187 100.0 % 3.34 [ 0.70, 15.87 ]<br />

Total events: 7 (DHA-P), 2 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.52 (P = 0.13)<br />

0.1 0.2 0.5 1 2 5 10<br />

Favours DHA-P Favours AQ+SP<br />

Analysis 6.1. Comparison 6 Artesunate plus mefloquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine, Outcome 1 Total<br />

Failure (P. falciparum) Day 42 PCR unadjusted.<br />

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

Comparison: 6 Artesunate plus mefloquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine<br />

Outcome: 1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 42 PCR unadjusted<br />

1 Asia<br />

Study or subgroup AS+MQ AL6 Risk Ratio Weight Risk Ratio<br />

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

Hutagalung 2002 THA 24/227 27/225 35.1 % 0.88 [ 0.52, 1.48 ]<br />

Stohrer 2003 LAO 8/53 13/47 25.7 % 0.55 [ 0.25, 1.20 ]<br />

Mayxay 2003 LAO 2/108 14/107 12.0 % 0.14 [ 0.03, 0.61 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2003a BGD 9/114 20/119 27.1 % 0.47 [ 0.22, 0.99 ]<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br />

Favours ASMQ Favours AL<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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