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Analysis 6.6. Comparison 6 Artesunate plus mefloquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine, Outcome 6<br />

Gametocyte development (in those negative at baseline).<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: 6 Gametocyte development (in those negative at baseline)<br />

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

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

Lefevre 1999 THA 2/45 1/138 6.6 % 6.13 [ 0.57, 66.06 ]<br />

Hutagalung 2002 THA 3/240 3/241 39.9 % 1.00 [ 0.20, 4.93 ]<br />

Mayxay 2003 LAO 4/110 4/109 53.5 % 0.99 [ 0.25, 3.86 ]<br />

Total (95% CI) 395 488 100.0 % 1.33 [ 0.54, 3.28 ]<br />

Total events: 9 (AS+MQ), 8 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 1.89, df = 2 (P = 0.39); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.63 (P = 0.53)<br />

0.005 0.1 1 10 200<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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