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Analysis 6.7. Comparison 6 Artesunate plus mefloquine vs Artemether-lumefantrine, Outcome 7<br />

Gametocyte carriage.<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: 7 Gametocyte carriage<br />

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

1 Gametocyte carriage day 0<br />

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

Faye 2003 SEN 0/145 4/149 100.0 % 0.11 [ 0.01, 2.10 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 145 149 100.0 % 0.11 [ 0.01, 2.10 ]<br />

Total events: 0 (AS+MQ), 4 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.46 (P = 0.14)<br />

2 Gametocyte carriage day 3<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 3/145 9/149 81.6 % 0.34 [ 0.09, 1.24 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2003a BGD 3/121 2/121 18.4 % 1.50 [ 0.26, 8.82 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 266 270 100.0 % 0.56 [ 0.21, 1.48 ]<br />

Total events: 6 (AS+MQ), 11 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 1.75, df = 1 (P = 0.19); I 2 =43%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.17 (P = 0.24)<br />

3 Gametocyte carriage day 7<br />

Stohrer 2003 LAO 5/53 6/47 35.9 % 0.74 [ 0.24, 2.26 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2003a BGD 1/121 2/121 11.3 % 0.50 [ 0.05, 5.44 ]<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/145 9/149 52.9 % 0.05 [ 0.00, 0.92 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 319 317 100.0 % 0.35 [ 0.14, 0.85 ]<br />

Total events: 6 (AS+MQ), 17 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 3.46, df = 2 (P = 0.18); I 2 =42%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.31 (P = 0.021)<br />

4 Gametocyte carriage day 14<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/145 4/149 89.9 % 0.11 [ 0.01, 2.10 ]<br />

Van den Broek 2003a BGD 1/121 0/121 10.1 % 3.00 [ 0.12, 72.92 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 266 270 100.0 % 0.41 [ 0.08, 2.10 ]<br />

Total events: 1 (AS+MQ), 4 (AL6)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 2.24, df = 1 (P = 0.13); I 2 =55%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.08 (P = 0.28)<br />

0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000<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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