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Study or subgroup AS+MQ AQ+SP Risk Ratio Risk Ratio<br />

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

Subtotal (95% CI) 145 161 0.03 [ 0.00, 0.47 ]<br />

Total events: 0 (AS+MQ), 19 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.49 (P = 0.013)<br />

4 Gametocyte carriage day 14<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/145 0/161 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 145 161 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Total events: 0 (AS+MQ), 0 (AQ+SP)<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.0 (P < 0.00001)<br />

0.005 0.1 1 10 200<br />

Favours AS+MQ Favours AQ+SP<br />

Analysis 9.1. Comparison 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine, Outcome 1 Total<br />

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

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

Comparison: 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine<br />

Outcome: 1 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR unadjusted<br />

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

1 East Africa<br />

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

Mutabingwa 2004 TZA 103/485 193/472 0.52 [ 0.42, 0.64 ]<br />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 102/202 133/201 0.76 [ 0.64, 0.90 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 5/100 7/105 0.75 [ 0.25, 2.29 ]<br />

2 West Africa<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/147 9/349 0.12 [ 0.01, 2.12 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 3/62 5/61 0.59 [ 0.15, 2.36 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 6/103 5/107 1.25 [ 0.39, 3.96 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 42/152 22/151 1.90 [ 1.19, 3.02 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 23/103 15/96 1.43 [ 0.79, 2.57 ]<br />

3 South/Central Africa<br />

Guthmann 2004 AGO 2/61 4/64 0.52 [ 0.10, 2.76 ]<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 />

0.005 0.1 1 10 200<br />

Favours AL6 Favours AS+AQ<br />

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