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Analysis 9.2. Comparison 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine, Outcome 2 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: 9 Artemether-lumefantrine vs Artesunate plus amodiaquine<br />

Outcome: 2 Total Failure (P. falciparum) Day 28 PCR adjusted<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 />

Bukirwa 2005 UGA 2/102 0/68 3.35 [ 0.16, 68.71 ]<br />

Dorsey 2006 UGA 0/95 2/100 0.21 [ 0.01, 4.33 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 197 168 0.83 [ 0.15, 4.59 ]<br />

Total events: 2 (AL6), 2 (AS+AQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 1.61, df = 1 (P = 0.20); I 2 =38%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.21 (P = 0.83)<br />

2 West Africa<br />

Faye 2003 SEN 0/147 0/340 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Falade 2005 NGA 0/59 0/56 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Owusu-Agyei 2006 GHA 12/122 7/136 1.91 [ 0.78, 4.70 ]<br />

Adjei 2006 GHA 4/101 2/104 2.06 [ 0.39, 11.00 ]<br />

Kobbe 2007 GHA 12/92 7/88 1.64 [ 0.68, 3.97 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 521 724 1.81 [ 1.00, 3.26 ]<br />

Total events: 28 (AL6), 16 (AS+AQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 0.08, df = 2 (P = 0.96); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.96 (P = 0.050)<br />

3 South/Central Africa<br />

Guthmann 2004 AGO 0/59 0/60 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 59 60 0.0 [ 0.0, 0.0 ]<br />

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

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

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

Total (95% CI) 777 952 1.65 [ 0.95, 2.87 ]<br />

Total events: 30 (AL6), 18 (AS+AQ)<br />

Heterogeneity: Chi 2 = 2.16, df = 4 (P = 0.71); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.77 (P = 0.077)<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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